“It is quality rather than quantity that matters.”

“For what prevents us from saying that the happy life is to have a mind that is free, lofty, fearless and steadfast - a mind that is placed beyond the reach of fear, beyond the reach of desire, that...”

“Life is like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.”

“f you wish to put off all worry, assume that what you fear may happen is certainly going to happen.”

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”

“We are on strike, we, the men of the mind.We are on strike against self-immolation. We are on strike against the creed of unearned rewards and unrewarded duties. We are on strike against the dogma ...”

“If only it were possible to love without injury fidelity isnt enough: I had been faithful to Anne and yet I had injured her. The hurt is in the act of possession: we are too small in mind and body...”

“She looks at the swings, and I can see shes imagining what theyd look like if the kids werent there. The guilt of this holds her down momentarily. It appears to be there constantly. Never far away,...”