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.

silence is very moving to youth, for who knows what it hides?

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

As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

Nature is perfectly impartial. Brain has no sex!

Real divorce takes place without a decree.