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.

It is useless to deny that, unless one has a genius for imparting knowledge, teaching is a drudgery.

One must desire something to be alive; perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death.

... some of the things floating about in the Well of Memory are not worth recording.

Absurdity is the one thing love can't stand; it can overlook anything else, -- coldness, or weakness, or viciousness, -- but just be ridiculous and that's the end of it!

There isn't any virtue where there has never been any temptation.

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