The neglect this implied, the suffering and wasted quality of human life were appalling.
His high endeavours are an inward light That makes the path before him always bright.
Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.
And suddenly all your troubles melt away, all your worries are gone, and it is for no reason other than the look in your partner's eyes. Yes, sometimes life and love really is that simple.
Strongest minds are often those whom the noisy world hears least.
Come grow old with me. The best is yet to be.
That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.
Writing novels is the most exciting
Delicacy of taste has the same effect as delicacy of passion; it enlarges the sphere both of our happiness and our misery.
. . . the whole sickening trickery in life -- the idea that one cannot fight for one's humanity without, ironically, losing it. . . that trickery is the real enemy and the very essence of the thing we must continually be on our guard against.
A liar must have a good memory. -Mendacem oportet esse memorem