I am not blaming the past. ... But I want the peace of God to settle on the future.
Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard - both as regards the monuments and the inscriptions. Scarcely a word of true poetry anywhere.
Young men make great mistakes in life; for one thing, they idealize love too much.
Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door.
My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you.
Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.