But of course there is always a hamartia and yours is that oh, my God, even though you HAD FREAKING CANCER you give money to a company in exchange for the chance to acquire YET MORE CANCER.
Luxury is a necessity that begins where necessity ends
Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.
It's not the appearance, it's the essence. It's not the money, it's the education. It's not the clothes, it's the class.
Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty.
Sin can be forgiven, but stupid is forever.
Ordinary love is mere animal attraction. Otherwise why is the distinction between the sexes? If one kneels before an image, it is dreadful idolatry; but if one kneels before husband or wife, it is quite permissible!
The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself.
I had been a student in Vienna, and one of the neat little things I had found out was about that zoo. It was a good debut novel for me to have published. I was 26 or 27 when it was published. I already had a kid and would soon have a second.
Imagine yourself as a living house.