Youth is so vulnerable. It is so ruthless – so sure. So generous and so demanding.
What do most people mean when they say that? So young. Something innocent, something appealing, something helpless. But youth is not that! Youth is crude, youth is strong, youth is powerful – yes, and cruel! And one thing more – youth is vulnerable.
It takes more than a printed notice to keep you from reality. If he was unhappy with his wife and could be happy with me, then why not? We’ve only one life to live.
With women, love always comes first.
To know you have permanently injured another human being is the heaviest burden anyone could have to bear.
There is always a danger of accepting facts as proved which are really nothing of the kind.
The why must never be obvious. That is the whole point!
The truth has a habit of making itself known. Even after many years.[to Mr Blake]
The people who do us most harm are the people who shield us from reality.
Take what you want and pay for it, says God.[Spanish proverb]
One must have the courage to face reality. Without that courage, life is meaningless.
One must accept truth. It’s no good basing your life on a lie because it’s what you want to believe.
