Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.

He who best knows the world will love it least.

Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together; every moment fresh reasons are found for loving or hating better.

During the great storms of our lives we imitate those captains who jettison their weightiest cargo.

Woman is closer to angels than man because she knows how to mingle an infinite tenderness with the most absolute compassion.

He's got his dog trained so that it only does it on newspapers. The trouble is it does it when he's reading the blasted things.

Inspiration is the opportunity of genius.