Being moderate with oneself and generous with others; this is what is meant by having a just relationship with money, by being free as far as money is concerned.

No adultery is bloodless.

Today, as never before, the fates of men are so intimately linked to one another that a disaster for one is a disaster for everybody.

Every day silence harvests its victims. Silence is a mortal illness.

But that was the best time of my life, and only now that it has gone from me forever -- only now do I realize it.

I think of a writer as a river: you reflect what passes before you.

Over my real sorrows I never weep.

And we are a people without tears. The things that moved our parents do not move us at all.

My tidiness, and my untidiness, are full of regret and remorse and complex feelings.

We become adolescents when the words that adults exchange with one another become intelligible to us.

I begin to suspect that England is the most melancholy country in the world.

When someone uses the power of their love, they feel strong, courageous, and enthusiastic.

Each morning offers lessons in light. For the morning light teaches the most basic of truths: Light chases away darkness.

happy all life for ever

Armies are not only for offensives.

Language is a poor enough means of communication as it is. So we should use all the words we have.

Believe with all your heart that how you live your life makes a difference

I've never made up events, but I've always been a big exaggerator. It's written on my humorist license that I'm allowed to do that.

I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.

I don't do yoga. I bite the hella outta my nails. I smoke, I eat all the wrong food, I don't exercise.

Failure leaves open a door for us to try, and try again.