“I am not going to pretend to write a love letter to another man.”

“Of course, one must always take into consideration the modestly of the lady. Too subtle and she may miss your meaning all together. Too strong, and she may never look you in the face again.”

“Don't let others expectations direct the course of your life.”

“-Hardly knowing what i was doing, i began to hit the table with one hand as i sang in a low voice. Big cows" -thump- "lumps of meat" -thump. His widened. "Give me milk" -thump- "warm and sweet."I s...”

“The sensation Ihad experienced vanished like smoke from a snuffed candle, leaving behind wisps of namelesslonging.”

“The sensation I had experienced vanished like smoke from a snuffed candlem, leaving behind wisps of nameless longing.”

“If you expect great things of yourself and demand little of others, youll keep resentment far away.”

“There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations”

“One recipe for happiness is to have to sense of entitlement.' To this she added a star and noted at the bottom of the page: 'This is not a lesson I have ever been in a position to learn.”