A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman.

Where the heart is the mind works best.

Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.

Don't cry so bitterly, but remember this day, and resolve with all your soul that you will never know another like it.

I think we are all hopelessly flawed.

Energy is more attractive than beauty in a man.

Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.