Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.
Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.
People who boast of happy marriages are, I submit, usually self-deceivers, if not actually liars.
Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end.
I daresay anything can be made holy by being sincerely worshipped.
A letter is a barrier, a reprieve, a charm against the world, an almost infallible method of acting at a distance.