"Modern science, then, so far from being an enemy of romance, is seen on every hand to be its sympathetic and resourceful friend, its swift and irresistible helper in its serious need, and an indulgent minister to its lighter fancies."

"There is something mean in human nature that prefers to think evil, that gives a willing ear and a ready welcome to calumny, a sort of jealousy of goodness and greatness and things of good report."

"A woman's beauty is one of her great missions."

"We also maintain - again with perfect truth - that mystery is more than half of beauty, the element of strangeness that stirs the senses through the imagination."

"It is a humble truth that the roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation."

"It is a enduring truth that rise early, act with intent, and let your accomplishments speak with silent authority — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"If it's a romantic holiday, the only thing I need is my wife. We love quiet and calm places where we can't be disturbed. Neither of us likes being in busy places we would much rather stay in our hotel room and enjoy each other's company."

"It is a steadfast truth that the seeds of triumph are sown in the quiet mornings when no one is watching — an essential principle for the reflective life."