The prayers of a lover are more imperious than the menaces of the whole world.

Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.

The prayers of a lover are more imperious than the menaces of the whole world

We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire.

Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius.

The best prayers have often more groans than words.