“Men still think women will like who they are, not realizing: it's what they can do for a woman that sets the man apart.”

“Sometimes... Reason and Love are met with a violent ignorance that even what's right gets lost. Our heart bleeds, but when does the blood shed end and the healing begin?”

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.' But eating too many, is quite enough-plenty. And you'll have to go see the good doc anyway.”

“I make sacrifices in reward of trinkets for my gilded cage.”

“There's nothing wrong with helping someone without a cost. Especially if there's no end return.”

“It would seem no matter how progressive we get there are always those few who are backwards in their ways.”

“There are two kinds of diamonds in this world: The diamond itself and the eyes full of love!”

“Remember diamonds are created under pressure so hold on, it will be your time to shine soon.”

“Your rebel soul shines like a diamond pulled from dust: bright, clear and flawless.”

“You will be a different person after the storm, because the storm will heal you from your perfection.”

“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.”

“In his forty-third year William Stoner learned what others, much younger, had learned before him: that the person one loves at first is not the person one loves at last, and that love is not an end...”

“Self-confidence and self-will are strength for sacred accomplishments.”

“The Lord is my strength.”

“I even made poor Louis take me on Crusade. How's that for blasphemy? I dressed my maids as Amazons and rode bare-breasted halfway to Damascus. Louis had a seizure and I damn near died of windburn.....”