Liberty is the proper end and object of authority, and cannot subsist without it; and it is liberty to that which is good, just, and honest.

For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us.

True liberty is not liberty to do evil as well as good.

A woman of haughty and fierce carriage, of a nimble wit and active spirit, a very voluble tongue, more bold than a man.

A democracy is ... accounted the meanest and worst of all forms of government.

To love and live beloved is the soul's paradise.

Love is the bond of perfection.

A liberty to that only which is good, just, and honest.

This is going to take forever.""I wouldn't mind spending forever with you, " Zaid winked.

Worrying about things that haven’t happened yet is like riding on the hood of your car—what’s the point?

Jesus was not a theologian. He was a God who told stories.

I guess I could have a couple of secrets.

You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little potbelly and a bald spot.

There wouldn't be half as much fun in the world if it weren't for children and men, and there ain't a mite of difference between them under the skins.

A landscape clean and crisp in form and colour, rich in inspiration is all that an artist could wish for, begging to be used, and full of inherent possibilities.

Old clothes do not make a tortured artist.

it is the way of lovers to think that none can bless or succour their love but their own selves. And there is a touch of truth in it, maybe more than a touch.

Things can never be as they were. It's astonishing how we comment on change, as if change is something remarkable. On the contrary, not to change is unnatural, against nature.