Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.
Is love supposed to last throughout all time, or is it like trains changing at random stops. If I loved her, how could I leave her? If I felt that way then, how come I don't feel anything now?
I daresay one profits more by the mistakes one makes off one's own bat than by doing the right thing on somebody's else advice.
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.
Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you.
My wish is to ride the tempest, tame the waves, kill the sharks. I will not resign myself...
Could you imagine how horrible things would be if we always told others how we felt? Life would be intolerably bearable.