“A mans real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.”

“Books are a finer world within the world. (1863)”

“Christmas is the day that holds all time together.”

“Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.”

“I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.”

“How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening.”

“Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you.”

“True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.”

“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.”

“If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.”

“One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries.”

“There is always a worthy prize for DISCOVERY. Discover what you love doing, develop and deploy it and LIFE has new meanings everyday”