You had to know a person well to make them laugh like that.

They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite

She had loved him for such a long time, she thought. How was it that she did now know him at all?

wanting what you could not have led to misery and madness

Astriola. That IS demon pox. You had evidence that demon pox existed and you didnt mention it to me! Et tu, Brute!' He rolled up the paper and hit Jem over the head with it.

She had never imagined she had the power to make someone else so happy. And not a magical power, either--a purely human one.

I thought... that we could at least talk about books.

Lies and secrets, Tessa, they are like a cancer in the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only destruction behind.

Jem put the full force of himself into each smile, so that he seemed to be smiling with his eyes, his heart, his whole being.

Being Jem, Tessa reflected, must be a great deal like being the owner of a thouroughbred dog that liked to bite your guests. You had to have a hand on his collar constantly.

We live and breathe words.

The only thing of value on this earth is that each of us is an individual and not a cog in a machine. No man is better than another because of circumstance or fortune, but each important to his own.

Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself remains a very effective therapist.

I wish everybody finds the serenity that good, strong faith brings.

Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money.

We don't always get the kind of work we want, but we always have a choice of whether to do it with good grace or not.

Understanding of life begins with the understanding of patterns.

At the end of the day, what have I got? A successful Singapore. What have I given up? My life.

The only true satisfaction we can seek is the satisfaction of being obedient to the Lord.

Women, wake up; the tocsin of reason sounds throughout the universe; recognize your rights.

And like a passing thought, she fled In light away.