The present is the only time in which any duty can be done or any grace received.

The transformation of the heart is a wondrous thing, no matter how you land there.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair.

The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person's good, wishes it for that person's own sake.

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

We are all of us obliged... to nurse a few little follies in ourselves.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

I want to make a New Year’s prayer, not a resolution. I’m praying for courage.

You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.