"May we agree that private life is irrelevant? Multiple, mixed, ambiguous at best - out of it we try ..." — May Sarton

Self-respect is nothing to hide behind. When you need it most it isn't there.

Don't forget that compared to a grownup person every baby is a genius. Think of the capacity to learn! The freshness, the temperament, the will of a baby a few months old!

It is the privilege of those who fear love to murder those who do not fear it!

The minute one utters a certainty, the opposite comes to mind.