I will not allow it to be more man's nature than woman's to be inconstant.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

Creativity and intelligence, rather than violence, are the best problem solvers.

Love is an active action.

Sometimes we must yield control to others and accept our vulnerability so we can be healed.

One of the most difficult things to do is to paint darkness which nonetheless has light in it.

It is easiest to "be all things to all men," but it is not honest. Self-respect must be sacrificed every hour in the day.

What separates me from most so-called atheists is a feeling of utter humility toward the unattainable secrets of the harmony of the cosmos.

What I am proudest of is having a life where work and love are impossible to tell apart.

The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth: for kings are not only God's Lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself they are called Gods.

People's lives are already cut out for them, and it's decided whether they will be successful or not.

I see harm reduction as a way of engaging people as part of that path to recovery.