The romantic myth is so strong that it survives the wear and tear of marriage by simply detaching from it and floating up on ahead, and women who are rather fond of the men they married, as well as ones who are not, go through life with a bag packed for the day when the shining knight on a white charger arrives, just in case he does.

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

Compassion is the thing that leads you gently back to yourself.

If there are no endings, there are no beginnings and you see no new lands, so for everything that's lost, there is usually something gained.

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

There are no perfect men of course, but some are more perfect than others, and we can use all of those we can get.

The roots of love sink down and deep and strike out far, and they are arteries that feed our lives, so we must see that they get the water and sun they need so they can nourish us. And when you put something good into the world, something good comes back to you.