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

May we agree that private life is irrelevant? Multiple, mixed, ambiguous at best - out of it we try to fashion the crystal clear, the singular, the absolute, and that is what is relevant; that is what matters.