I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.

Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.

Conceit spoils the finest genius.

...freedom being the sauce best beloved by the boyish soul.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.

You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.

life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.

…marriage, they say, halves one's rights and doubles one's duties.

John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and Meg likes it!

The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.

If you must be great, you must learn to check and compel yourself to invest time.

Dare my guilty heart admit the horrible acknowledgement that I love you still?

Intelligence alone does not get us where we need to go or even necessarily where we want to go. For that, the human creature must exercise harder-won capacities of wisdom, and wise action.

Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.

The inner experience of meditation can be had without any kind of forced discipline. The outer trappings - how one sits, breathes, dresses, and so forth - are irrelevant.

I don't necessarily believe in aliens coming to the States, and I don't buy into the government cover-up.

The biggest lesson in photography is that from negative we make a positive

The president deserves someone who can block for his policies.

We love even when our love is not requited.

Work for the things that you care about.