There is a bond, it appears, between mother and child which endures as long as they do. It is independent of love; reason cannot weaken it; hate cannot destroy it.

Grief is the price Love pays for being in the same world with Death.

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be your own judge.

I'm not to blame for an old body, but I would be to blame for an old soul. An old soul is a shameful thing.

there are few things that are more endearing than the grace of listening with attention; indeed, it is more than endearing, it is impressive - for no one knows what wisdom lies concealed in silence!

We've all of us got to meet the devil alone. Temptation is a lonely business.

a great moment raises most of the people who experience it, to its own level; and that is why they do not always recognize its greatness - or their own.