There is nothing more luxurious than eating while you read—unless it be reading while you eat. Amabel did both: they are not the same thing, as you will see if you think the matter over.

Love is the sparkle of life.

Slavery does not merely mean a legalised form of subjection. It means a state of society in which some men are forced to accept from others the purposes which control their conduct.

Shame comes in different doses.

Why, even Death stands still and waits an hour for such a will.

I know I said I wanted to live forever and I would never be bored, but the reality is, it's probably kind of sad to live forever if you're the only one sticking around.

I play piano and I sing. But I do that for fun. I mean, I do everything for fun.

Piety is the fermentation of the forming mind and the putrefaction of the disintegrating one.

I give good advice. I do not always take it.

Where there is lack, God’s abundance is on the way. Hold on. Have faith. It’s coming.

Patience is God's nature.