Virginia Woolf's writing is no more than glamorous knitting. I believe she must have a pattern somewhere.
Go ahead with your life, your plans. . . . Don't waste time by stopping before the interruptions have started.
Give no man sympathy because he has to work - it is his blessing that he can.
Freedom cannot always continue in comfort and convenience, cannot be assured without sacrifice, without truth and decency, without willingness to work, without downright honesty and honor, and readiness to keep the commandments and live within the law. . . there is no liberty without a real respect for law; no liberty if we forget God, or fail to remember the principles on which freedom is founded.
All things need watching, working at, caring for, and marriage is no exception. Marriage is not something to be indifferently treated or abused, or something that simply takes care of itself. Nothing neglected will remain as it was or is, or will fail to deteriorate. All things need attention, care and concern, and esp. . . ecially so in this most sensitive of all relationships of life.
One of our urgent opportunities is to respond to a child when he earnestly asks, remembering that they don't always ask.
Parents who indulge themselves 'in moderation' may have children who indulge themselves to excess.
. . . every sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality.
A real, healthy relationship is about empowerment and love and that should be standard - but it isn't.
I think vegetarianism is a crucial ethical choice for an individual and a society.
In the U. S. , we've given corporations all the powers and freedoms of an individual but with none of the responsibility. Corporations need to be giving back to their communities just as much as they're taking away.