“It is Fate that I am here,” persisted George. “But you can call it Italy if it makes you less unhappy.”

This solitude opressed her; she was accustomed to have her thoughts confirmed by others or, at all events, contradicted; it was too dreadful not to know whether she was thinking right or wrong.

Do not be proud of your inconsistency. It is a pity, it is a pity that we should be equipped like this. It is a pity that Man cannot be at the same time impressive and truthful.

The crime of suicide lies rather in its disregard for the feelings of those whom we leave behind.

One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it rather than at the things that it buys.

Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage our materialism and carnality properly; they are still entangled with the desire for ownership.

The kingdom of music is not the kingdom of this world.