"Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart."

"Love as distinct from "being in love" is not merely a feeling. It is a deep unity, maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by habit."

"Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained."

"Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear."

"God wants a child's heart and a grownup's head."

"The fact that our heart yearns for something Earth can't supply is proof that Heaven must be our home."