I am dwelling on things I love, even if a measure of tragedy is stitched into everything, if you follow the thread long enough

There is such solace in the mere sight of water. It clothes us delicately in its blowing salt and scent, gossamer items that medicate the poor soul

Trench dirt didn't always wash out, I am sure.

I wonder if I were to have an X-ray at the little hospital, would the machine see my grief? Is it like rust, arheum about the heart?

Divinity retains the appearance of insight, when in reality it celebrates ignorance. Its tenets are so much clay, and when the clay sets, it becomes dogma.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.

Love is better than Fame.

Love others and as you do, that love will return to you.

Once you have women liberated, it's amazing how many other problems get resolved--pover ty, education, health. Women are the key in any community.

The entire being of a woman is a secret which should be kept.

I had learned that there were times when fighting was impossible, when the best thing to do was to wait and to learn.

There are many ways to drown, only the most obvious wave their arms as they're going under.

As a believer is changed, receiving a glorified body, so similarly, the earth is changed into a new earth, unstained by sin.