Neither saints nor angels have ever increased my faith in this enigma Life; but what are called 'common men and women' have increased it.
... a woman who has been a nun is never anything else.
with courage a human being is safe enough. And without it - he is never for one instant safe!
to everything there is an end - except fear.
hurt vanity is one of the cruelest of mortal wounds.
artists are exposed to great temptations: their eyes see paradise before their souls have reached it, and that is a great danger.