There is no human relationship more intimate than that of nurse and patient, one in which the essentials of character are more rawly revealed.

I've always noticed that nobody can be single-minded who isn't narrow-minded; and I think it likely that people who aren't so cocksure what they want to do with themselves, hesitate because they have a great deal more to deal with. A nature rich in fine and complex possibilities takes more time to dispose of itself, but when it does, the world's beauty is the gainer.

What's the use of inventing a better system as long as there just aren't enough folks with sense to go around?

the encounter with death is the great turning-point in the lives of those who live on.

History is worth reading when it tells us truly what the attitude toward life was in the past.

...there are two ways to meet life; you may refuse to care until indifference becomes a habit, a defensive armor, and you are safe - but bored. Or you can care greatly, live greatly, until life breaks you on its wheel.

Oh, yes, of course I like music, too. Very much. It's so pleasant of an evening, especially when made by your friends at home. I often say I like it better than cards. Though I must say I do like a good game of bridge.