They did what they did, and moved forward despite whatever trail of ashes they left behind.
The single greatest cause of happiness is gratitude.
God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things.
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality...
The cross has become a symbol in much of the Western world, misused by many rock stars and others who do not comprehend its significance.
The hurt that troubled children create is never greater than the hurt they feel.
You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.
You know all that sympathy that you feel for an abused child who suffers without a good mom or dad to love and care for them? Well, they don't stay children forever. No one magically becomes an adult...
So he was queer, E.M. Forster. It wasn't his middle name (that would be 'Morgan'), but it was his orientation, his romping pleasure, his half-secret, his romantic passion. In the long-suppressed novel...