There was purification in punishment. Not 'Forgive us our sins,' but 'Smite us for our iniquities' should be the prayer of a man to a most just God.
He is really not so ugly after all, provided, of course, that one shuts one's eyes, and does not look at him.
A woman who cannot make her mistakes charming, is only a female.
Where your life leads you, you must go
Even before I met you I was far from indifferent to you.
He is fairer than the morning star, and whiter than the moon. For his body I would give my soul, and for his love I would surrender heaven.