When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love them.

Humans are very seldom either totally sincere or totally hypocritical. Their moods change, their motives are mixed, and they are often quite mistaken as to what their motives are.

We may think God wants actions of a certain kind, but God wants people of a certain kind.

Most people, if they had really learned to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want, and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this world. There are all sorts of things in this world that offer to give it to you, but they never quite keep their promise.

I am in love and out of it I will not go.

I daren't come and drink," said Jill. Then you will die of thirst," said the Lion. Oh dear!" said Jill, coming another step nearer."I suppose I must go and look for another stream then." There is no other stream," said the Lion.

The distinction between pretending you are better than you are and beginning to be better in reality is finer than moral sleuth hounds conceive.