When there is too much to say it is easier to say nothing at all.

Anyone who pretends not to be interested in money is either a fool or a knave.

if you cannot get what you want, common sense suggests that you should put your mind to wanting what you can get.

Things you can't understand are always the hardest to bear. To know why is the first step to consolation.

there are virtues which are very well in the abstract, but which, encountered in the flesh, can be a source of extreme irritation.

Take things as they come. Take things as they are. What does it matter? There's one end to everything.

When you've just made the most complete fool of yourself, you feel the need of a specially high horse to ride.

Any road is bound to arrive somewhere if you follow it far enough

A lie that is half a truth is ever the hardest to fight.

One cannot withdraw from the life of the community. Injury to one member of it cannot fail to be the concern of all.

Nobody likes to be accused of a virtue.

A life dedicated to serving others is the life we should all aspire to live.

Living is not the sole purpose of life—loving is.

We take unholy risks to prove we are what we cannot be. For instance, I am not even crazy.

I am a self-appointed ambassador for poetry.

To me you have to commit yourself to the sacrifice, because it's so important. Even if people don't agree, they appreciate commitment.

Romantic comedies, if done badly, can be catastrophic.

...and clung more closely to the dear human love, from which our Father never means us to be weaned, but through which He draws us closer to Himself.

Looks are deceiving," Risa says. "After all, when I first saw you I thought you looked reasonably intelligent.

Well, life was tough, but at least I was able to live it out and I was able to face death and not be afraid.