Cynicism is a form of cowardice, a failure of courage to hope.

The best kind of men have a certainty in themselves that isn't done in when countered by a certainty in their women, and they are much adored.

Men who take advantage of one woman take advantage of them all.

The job of a friend is not to decide what should be done, not to run interference or pick up the slack. The job of a friend is to understand, and to supply energy and hope, and in doing so to keep those they value on their feet a little longer, so that they can fight another round and grow strong in themselves.

when you put something good into the world, something good comes back to you.

One can never change the past, only the hold it has on you.

Friends are people who help you be more yourself, more the person you are intended to be.