A desire that has never been fulfilled is considerably less acute than one that has been fulfilled and then checked at the source.

A red-hot belief in eternal glory is probably the best antidote to human panic that there is.

There is no thermometer for wants!

Curses are children of hate; they belong to the wrong family! Prayers are better than curses!

if you listen long enough - or is it deep enough? - the silence of a lover can speak plainer than any words! Only you must know how to listen. Pain must have taught you how.

I wonder how often not the intention but the desire springs up in a doctor's mind: 'Can I let this human being out of the trap of Life?

When you know a person particularly well, you cannot escape their ruffled feelings.