“Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Be...”

“She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.”

“If you have been sunned through and through like an apricot on a wall from your earliest days you are oversensitive to any withdrawal of heat.”

“The spirit of man is an inward flame a lamp the world blows upon but never puts out.”

“Lloyd George could not see a belt without hitting below it.”

“It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.”

“I think the highest forgiveness is to accept that creation is thoroughly tangled, with every possible quality given outlet for expression. People need to accept once and for all that there is only ...”

“You couldn't relive your life, skipping the awful parts, without losing what made it worthwhile. You had to accept it as a whole--like the world, or the person you loved.”

“Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”