Anne hoped she had outlived the age of blushing; but the age of emotion she certainly had not.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

Did you call me here just to deliver this monologue? Did I need to be here?

If you don't give your kid freedom to make choices with money, including stupid choices, he'll make plenty when he gets to college.

Certainties are arrived at only on foot.

Affliction of itself does not sanctify any body, but the reverse. I believe in sanctified afflictions, but not in sanctifying afflictions.

My principal battle with the North Vietnamese was a moral one, and prayer was my prime source of strength.

People's interest is in the product, not in its authorship.

Syria is Iran's only ally in the Arab world. It's their route to the sea.

Rash indeed is he who reckons on tomorrow, or happily on the days beyond it; for tomorrow is not, until today is past.

Chess is a contributor to net human unhappiness, since the pleasure of victory is greatly exceeded by the pain of defeat.

I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.