Wearily she went to bed, wearily she arose in four or five hours' time. But with the morning came hope, and a brighter view of things.

To be sure a stepmother to a girl is a different thing to a second wife to a man!

But the cloud never comes in that quarter of the horizon from which we watch for it.

He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.

A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.

I look at [books] as a child looks at cakes - with glittering eyes and a watering mouth, imagining the pleasure that awaits him.

There is nothing like wounded affection for giving poignancy to anger.

Anticipation was the soul of enjoyment.

Those who are happy and successful themselves are too apt to make light of the misfortunes of others.

I dare not hope. I never was fainthearted before; but I cannot believe such a creature cares for me.

But the future must be met, however stern and iron it be.

If the universe is anything, it should be fun.

He took over anger to intimidate subordinates, and in time anger took over him.

My hardest job has been to keep from being a millionaire.

Perpetual revolutions in technology can mean the devaluation of fixed capital on an extensive scale.

Each and all of us must summon to mind the words of Him whom we honor this Easter time: 'When a strong man, armed, keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace'.

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, come forth from deep within me with Christmas luminous beauty.

I have an appetite for silence.

If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.

Filming is like a long air journey: there's so much hanging around and boredom that they keep giving you food.

We have much wisdom to gain by learning to understand other people's cultures and permitting ourselves to accept that there is more than one version of reality.