Girls inevitably grew into women, but something of the boy persisted in every man.

There is something shameful about the death of a play. It does not die with pity, but contempt.

Young Doctor Arden was gong through the process of reorienting himself after a night's sleep.

Politics is still the man's game. The women are allowed to do the chores, the dirty work, and now and then--but only occasionally--one is present at some secret conference or other. But it's not the rule. They can go out and get the vote, if they can and will; they can collect money, they can be grateful for being permitted to work. But that is all.

Love sees clearly, and seeing, loves on. But infatuation is blind; when it gains sight, it dies.

Peace is not a passive but an active condition, not a negation but an affirmation.

Great loves were almost always great tragedies. Perhaps it was because love was never truly great until the element of sacrifice entered into it.