Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.

Happiness is a work of art. Handle with care.

I don't know that I should care for a man who made life easy; I should want some one who made it interesting.

I swear I only want to hear about you, to know what you've been doing. It's a hundred years since we've met-it may be another hundred before we meet again.

No insect hangs its nest on threads as frail as those which will sustain the weight of human vanity.

I can't love you unless I give you up.

Her vivid smile was like a light held up to dazzle me.