as I get older there is nothing more constantly astonishing to me than the goodness of the Bad; - unless it is the badness of the Good.

... Love never forgets; or if it does, it is an imperfect love, like the beautiful love of a dog, faithful and unreasoning.

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!

Real divorce takes place without a decree.

Truth is like heat or light; its vibrations are endless, and are endlessly felt.

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.