With twice his wits, she had to see things through his eyes -- one of the tragedies of married life.

What does the brain matter compared with the heart?

It might be possible that the world itself is without meaning.

Life stand still here.

Human beings have neither kindness, nor faith, nor charity beyond what serves to increase the pleasure of the moment.

To love makes one solitary.

Love and religion! thought Clarissa, going back into the drawing room, tingling all over. How detestable, how detestable they are!

Septimus has been working too hard" - that was all she could say to her own mother. To love makes one solitary, she thought.

This late age of the world’s experience had bred in them all, all men and women, a well of tears.

She came from the most worthless of classes - the rich, with a smattering of culture.

Because it is a thousand pities never to say what one feels, he thought...

You set fire to my house, killed my family, and ate my dog. But steal my boyfriend? That's a step too far.

We as women, we have to understand that we know more, just even instinctively, than we think we do.

It was Autumn, and incessant Piped the quails from shocks and sheaves, And, like living coals, the apples Burned among the withering leaves.

Sometimes life is filled with things outside your control

I hope that you, too, will choose to have a journey instead of just a life. Actually, I hope it's a full on expedition.

If there's a perfect family out there, we're all happy for that family. But most families aren't perfect. Most families are living with some sort of challenge or some sort of difficulty.

If you've been given opportunities then you have to create opportunities. If you're given knowledge by people, share your knowledge. If you were born with talent, show your talent off.

Please, no matter how we advance technologically, please don't abandon the book. There is nothing in our material world more beautiful than the book.

Marriage to me means unity, it means strength because I believe that both people can be stronger in their calling because of each other.

Leggings are everywhere, indeed. Personally, I'm not crazy about them, but they can look great with the right look, a tunic, for instance, or a long cardigan. Just don't try to dress them up!