They sat a moment in embrace of silent mutual comfort, which was, she often thought, the reward of those long married.

War does have a way of interfering with one's most closely held desires.

Most of all I remember that what begins with drums and fife, flags and bunting, becomes too swiftly a long and grey winter of the spirit.

My parents told me to marry for money, ' said her husband. 'But I chose the love of a strong woman.''And look what trouble I turned out to be, ' she said.

I like to set my dreams high. That way, even if I only make it half way there, it's still pretty darned good.

Boulevards are like people: similar in their youth, they undergo gradual change according to what ferments in them.

Anyone can life to you face, and you would believe them because you trusted them.

I am in a moment of pretty wellness.

What's the function of poetry? It's to express general truths, to connect with the reader and make him think: 'Wow, I've experienced that, but you've expressed it so much better.'

Good sense and good-nature are never separated, though the ignorant world has thought otherwise. Good-nature, by which I mean beneficence and candor, is the product of right reason.

Dancing with The Stars' is like learning a new sport with lots of bumps and bruises.

But that is another story and shall be told another time.

For our discussion is on no trifling matter, but on the right way to conduct our lives.

You create your response to reality, and that response, for all practical purposes, is your reality.