It's the pursuit of love and happiness that is the driving force of the romantic novel.

But life, if nothing else, had taught her promises weren't always to be counted on, and what appeared at first a shining chance might end in bitter disappointment.

The past can teach us, nurture us, but it cannot sustain us. The essence of life is change, and we must move ever forward or the soul will wither and die.

Ye'll never best your fears until ye face them

A grieving person's like a person treading in deep water--if they've nothing to hold on to, they lose hope. They slide right under.

Hope rarely enters into it. 'Tis action moves the world.

So, you see, my heart is held forever by this place," she said. "I cannot leave.

Whatever time we have," he said, "it will be time enough.

Tis never the place, but the people one shares it with who are the cause of our happiest memories.

The world becomes a wider place, with but a little learning.

These are your beautiful days, Julia Beckett," he promised softly.

Don't allow ignorance to further enslave your destiny.

When efforts that are wisely executed, the situation and condition don't affect the performance.

this IS the time when man must be Free.

A certain combination of incompetence and indifference can cause almost as much suffering as the most acute malevolence.

Ambiguity is the devil's volleyball.

The dog is a peasant and the cat is a gentleman.

According to the men of the world, few are going to hell; According to the Bible, few are going to heaven.

I don't know of any other creature on earth other than man that will sit in a corner and cry because of some painful experience in the past.

Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world. With this sole view do men engage in politics, and their whole conduct proceeds upon it.

Be aware of your infinite connection to your source. Know that you're more than an encapsulated collection of bones, blood and organs in a skin and hair covered body.