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

"God doesn't want something from us. He simply wants us."

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

"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."

"I was with book, as a woman is with child"

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