God gave us memory that we might have roses in December.

Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.

Courage is the lovely virtue-the rib of Himself that God sent down to His children.

Always be a little kinder than necessary.

"Oh God if I were sure I were to die tonight I would repent at once." It is the commonest prayer in all languages.

Never trust the one who praise you frankly

Writing only leads to more writing.

Everything worth having comes with a trial worth withstanding

There is no formula for generating the authentic warmth of love. It cannot be copied.

People are probably correct when they see me as the so-called Everyman. I'm attracted primarily to contemporary characters. I understand them and their frustrations.

Your vanity and my vanity will never be friends.

I have often heard that the novel is dead. But I see novels produced, I don't know how many a week, in France. I have the impression it's carrying along quite well.

It seems that not being religious is a form of risk-taking, consistent with other patterns of short-sighted behaviour in men.

Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace; it is glory in its infancy

Cooperative living can develop only as individual persons become able to see their own weaknesses and strengths as well as the weaknesses and strengthen of others.