The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.
Newspapermen learn to call a murderer 'an alleged murderer' and the King of England 'the alleged King of England' to avoid libel suits.
The summer night is like a perfection of thought.
Love is, above all else, the gift of oneself.
I felt the doors open near me, and then saw a confusion of booted feet moving close by.
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.