Had not almost every man suffered by the Press, or were not the tyranny thereof become universal, I had not wanted reason for complaint.

It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike.

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

Light is the shadow of God.

What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond all conjecture.

There are mystically in our faces certain characters which carry in them the motto of our souls, wherein he that cannot read may read our natures.

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

There is musick, even in the beauty and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument.

Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich.

We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.

Live each day as if it were your last

If this planet is to be transformed for the better, then we as individuals must first transform ourselves.

I will never stop loving you, I know it’s a cliché but it’s damn true.

All that will matter forever and ever in our heavenly state is the glory that came to God through our lives.

Crime stories show us the part of people's lives they try to keep hidden.

I just had to be strong enough to allow myself to be vulnerable. Great Lesson. For art and for life.

Innocence is ashamed of nothing.

Other families bought automobiles; we had a horse-headed hitching post in front of our house and drove horses.

It is a trap to presume that God wants to make us perfect specimens of what He can do— God’s purpose is to make us one with Himself.

... when he kissed her, she received the kiss without returning it, her eyes wide open, not afraid, not a virgin's eyes, just flat and uninvolved.