Childhood is not only the childhood we really had but also the impressions we formed of it in our adolescence and maturity. That is why childhood seems so long. Probably every period of life is multiplied by our reflections upon the next.
Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.
You've got to understand life, understand it when you're young.
Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else's body.
Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first.