This is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding-- it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.
The goal is not to sail the boat, but rather to help the boat sail herself.
. . . surely these victims of the sea. . . had rushed willingly down the hills to the water, only to find themselves caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Who should judge whether they were there for the wrong reason?
When you're expecting bad news you have to be prepared for it a long time ahead so that when the telegram comes you can already pronounce the syllables in your mouth before opening it.
The great thing about serving the poor is that there is no competition.
The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country — and we haven't seen them since.
I'm wild again, beguiled again, a whimpering, simpering child again. Bewitched, bothered, bewildered am I.