I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.

Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?

Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable.

No human being can ever 'own' another, whether in friendship, love, marriage, or parenthood.

When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.

Always be on time. Never try to make any personal engagements. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Never be disturbed by anything. Always do what you're told to do as quickly as possible. Remember to lean back in a parade, so that people can see your husband. Don't get too fat to ride three on a seat. Get out of the way as quickly as you're not needed.

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.