Faith is a mockery if it does not teach us that we can build a more complete and beautiful world.

Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourse of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.

It is curious to observe what different ideals of happiness people cherish, and in what singular places they look for this well-spring of their life. Many look for it in the hoarding of riches, some in the pride of power, and others in the achievements of art and literature; a few seek it in the exploration of their own minds, or in search for knowledge.

The things you do today that you don't have to do will determine who, what, and where you will be when it is too late to do anything about the things you should have done.

No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars.

Even more amazing than the wonders of Nature are the powers of the spirit.

Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see.