Lord save us all from a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms.
The man who has entered into a beautiful union is sure of at least one person to whom he can give the best that he possesses.
It is always brave to say what everyone thinks.
We do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory.
Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most beautiful prizes slip through it.
We do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory. Like the images the photographer plunges into a golden bath, our sentiments take on color; and only then, after that recoil and that trans-figuration, do we understand their real meaning and enjoy them in all their tranquil splendor.
The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it?
I'm almost 50, so I obviously don't have the same body that I had when I was 20. But I also don't have the same mindset either, when I was wracked with self-consciousness and insecurity. Now I really appreciate my maturity as a woman, my depth of spirit and soul and my understanding of who I am and what's important to me.
Patience is eternal genius
I do my very utmost to live and act in such a manner that the Führer should remain satisfied with me. . . but whether I shall always be able to cope with the tasks entrusted to me in the future as well, is an open question.
I believe there should be no arbitrary date set for withdrawal and yet no permanent, unending deployment. No cut and run, yet measured progress in helping a people who want to be free without an illusion of overnight success.