She had been too early habituated to anxious reasoning to drop the habit suddenly.

Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain.

She seemed to be occupied with of inner chamber of ideas and to have slight need for visible objects.

It was part of his nature to extenuate nothing and live on as one of his own worst accusers.

She had the hard, half-apathetic expression of one who deems anything possible at the hands of time and chance, except perhaps fair play

If she had not been imprudence incarnate, she would not have acted as she did when she met Henchard by accident a day or two later.

Though when at home their countenances varied with the seasons, their market faces all the year round were glowing little fires.

Her suspense was terrible.

I won't be a slave to the past. I'll love where I choose.

She had learned the lesson of renunciation and was as familiar with the wreck of each day's wishes as with the diurnal setting of the sun.

Fundamental belief consoled him for superficial irony.

If I could be anywhere, where would I be?

I was brought up by my father to think that the best thing in life was to be charming, to have a nice smile, always to be liked.

It seems that in the world of politics, lying is not such a big deal.

Though sad at heart, to sing joyfully.

Success rests with having the courage and endurance and, above all, the will to become the person you are, however peculiar that may be. Then you will be able to say, I found my hero and he is me.

The natural tendency of every government is to grow steadily worse-that is, to grow more satisfactory to those who constitute it and less satisfactory to those who support it.

If there are a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but one. He will leave the final one for us. The choice is ours.

Crossroads, what a disaster. Hundreds of millions of dollars wasted and no one is held responsible....people ought to be asking, 'What are you in business for?'

A presidential debate is a job interview. And voters look for certain traits in people applying to be president.