Doubt the man who swears to his devotion.
He is a gentleman, and I am a gentleman's daughter. So far we are equal.
Run mad as often as you choose, but do not faint!
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
Her eye fell everywhere on lawns and plantations of the freshest green; and the trees, though not fully clothed, were in that delightful state when farther beauty is known to be at hand, and when, while much is actually given to the sight, more yet remains for the imagination.
You must be the best judge of your own happiness.
Twas in heaven pronounced - it was muttered in hell, And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell; On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest, And the depth of the ocean its presence confessed. Yet in shade let it rest, like a delicate flower, Ah, breathe on it softly, it dies in an hour.
I think that thing about the destruction of the world is there all the time, it's there every day when we look out the window.
Rowdy, hopped-up college kids pass us in an endless, noisy blur like they're being mass produced or squeezed out of a tube - guys skulking in their T-shirts and cargo shorts, girls in low-slung jeans and flip-flops, pimples and breasts and tattoos and lipstick and legs and bra straps, and cigarettes; a colorful, sexy melange. I feel old and tired and I just want to be them again, want to be young and stupid, filled with angst and attitude and unbridled lust. Can I have a do-over, please? I swear to God I'll make a real go of it this time.
Words are but pictures of our thoughts.