It is no idle phrase that man was made in God's image. There is something worth saving in the worst of us, and out of this something a new man may be fashioned.

Imagination is like a muscle. I found out that the more I wrote, the bigger it got.

This story is about love, which means that it is also about hate.

It was a shameful thing that she had nothing of which to be ashamed.

Invincible ignorance always upset him, even though he knew he should just laugh at it.

You had to make your choice between survival and efficiency, though in the long run survival was optimum efficiency, no matter how much time and effort it took.

Actually, the situation was intolerable. But then it was surprising how much intolerableness a man could tolerate.

Experience was something it was difficult to avoid, though many people had managed to keep it to a minimum.

If only you knew how beautiful you are unconditionally. Don't you know it's enough if all you do is breathe?

The spirit of resiliency defeats all trials and tribulations.

If I'm going to appear in front of people I like to look my best.

Great churches aren't built on the gifts or talents of a few, but on the sacrifice of many.

Sometimes [the expression] old age has a kind of harrowing beauty. But elderly - ugh!

I suppose you could pass for a starlet. You do have that femme fatale air about you. Like you crush boys’ dreams in your spare time.

In terms of the emotional underpinning, if you've been in relationships, you understand what's happening.

When you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come

My parents are from Manchester but I was brought up in London, Camden Town.

The good of our present state is merely comparative, and the evil which every man feels will be sufficient to disturb and harass him if he does not know how much he escapes.