“Marriage without struggle is like an unfired clay pot. It is easily made, but it will not stand the test of time.”

“Whenever I'm with other people, part of me shrinks a little. Only when I am alone can I fully enjoy my own company.”

“The thoughts of others Were light and fleeting, Of lovers' meeting Or luck or fame. Mine were of trouble, And mine were steady; So I was ready When trouble came.”

“We're all in the end-of-your-life book-club, whether we acknowledge it or not; each book we read may well be the last, each conversation the final one.”

“Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky”

“When you only do what is expected of you, you never learn what you would've done had you chosen for yourself.”

“Wise words are like arrows flung at your forehead. What do you do? Why, you duck of course.”

“He began to cry, not hysterically or screaming as people cry when concealed rage with tears, but with continuous sobs who has just discovered that he's alone and will be for long. He cried because safety and reason seemed to have left the world. Loneliness was a reality, but in this situation madness was also remotely a possibility.”