Lonely was much better than alone.
-Toni Morrison
Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.
-Ronald Reagan
You look at it, but it is not to be seen; Its name is Formless. You listen to it, but it is not to be heard; Its name is Soundless. You grasp it, but it is not to be held; Its name is Bodiless. These three elude all scrutiny. And hence they blend and become one.
The soul that is attached to anything, however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of Divine union. For whether it be a strong wire rope or a slender and delicate thread that holds the bird, it matters not, if it really holds it fast; for until the cord be broken, the bird cannot fly.
Sometimes the soul takes pictures of things it has wished for, but never seen.
-Anne Sexton
This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.
-Winston S. Churchill
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.
-Jerome K. Jerome