There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

I think reading is part of the birthright of the human being

The important part of growing older was the growing part. Resisting change meant forever standing still, which was a sad way to live.

That mush plays havoc downstairs, you know?

If a man can predict his own death and resurrection, and pull it off, I just go with whatever that man says

Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.

Mind is a captive of the body.

As you get older, you develop your style. For me, the simpler, the better.

I was told in high school that the last game during your senior year stays with you forever, which is true.

When you wake up and everybody says, "How do you feel, Mike?" I say, "I'm alive." As long as I'm alive I can deal with anything that's out there.

No matter how wild the winds or rough the seas of life, libraries stand ready, beaming their reliable lights, guiding us toward knowledge, pleasure, consolation, wisdom, and hope.