Conceit spoils the finest genius.

Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.

...freedom being the sauce best beloved by the boyish soul.

I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.

You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.

life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.

…marriage, they say, halves one's rights and doubles one's duties.

John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and Meg likes it!

The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.

Embrace love and compassion with all your spirit. Understand that they never hurt or offend, they just heal and empower.

Good heart, good spirit.

Reasons for declaring belief is not are not the same as reasons for believing in god.

The pain of childbirth is not remembered. It's the child that's remembered.

Whatever your life's pursuit -- art, poetry, sculpture, music, whatever your occupation may be -- you can be as spiritual as clergy, always living a life of praise.

That human, he's a lesser waiting to happen, in my opinion--nothing less, nothing more

I need to smell its smells, to hear its sounds, to see food in a pot that simmers, bubbles, sizzles. I enjoy the physical involvement of stirring, turning, poking, mashing, scraping.

The hero used to be the one in white. Now he is harder to spot.

In all forms of strategy, it is necessary to maintain the combat stance in everyday life and to make your everyday stance your combat stance.

The wine-cup is the little silver well, Where truth, if truth there be, doth dwell.