A death is the most terrible of facts.

The entry of a child into any situation changes the whole situation.

being homosexual doesn't determine a man's whole character any more than being heterosexual does.

Perhaps misguided moral passion is better than confused indifference.

The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing pinprick, or a self-destroying or ever murderous obsession.

Coffee, unless it is very good and made by somebody else, is pretty intolerable at any time.

A long marriage is very unifying, even if it's not ideal, and those old structures must be respected.