I’m wearying to escape into that glorious world, and to be always there: not seeing it dimly through tears, and yearning for it through the walls of an aching heart: but really with it, and in it.

If he loved with all the powers of his puny being, he couldn't love as much in eighty years as I could in a day.

She burned too bright for this world.

Honest people don't hide their deeds.

Thoughts are tyrants that return again and again to torment us.

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.

You know that I could as soon forget you as my existence!

He’s more myself than I am

He might as well plant an oak in a flowerpot, and expect it to thrive, as imagine he can restore her to vigour in the soil of his shallow cares!

But you might as well bid a man struggling in the water, rest within arm's length of the shore! I must reach it first, and then I'll rest.

He'll love and hate equally under cover, and esteem it a species of impertinence to loved or hated again.

The strength of a country derives from the educational levels of the individuals in that nation.

Every man has his own destiny the only imperative is to follow it to accept it no matter where it leads him.

In the face of postwar austerity, hundreds of brides-to-be across the country sent Princess Elizabeth their clothing coupons so that she could have the dress of their dreams.

The difference between anger and deep remorse - remorse is much fatter. It's a deeper feeling altogether. Anger is too easy an escape for my money.

Living simply means concentrating on what's important in light of eternity. And not taking the rest of life too seriously.

Sometimes I have the idea right away, like, "Oh, this is what this song's about. This is how I'm feeling."

The make up took about an hour to put on, but the wig was a thing that bothered me more than anything else.

Let us go to Calvary to learn how we may be forgiven. And then let us linger there to learn how to forgive.

If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.

I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years.