We never get to love by hate, least of all by self-hatred..

The central fire is desire, and all the powers of our being are given us to see, to fight for, and to win the object of our desire. Quench that fire ….

I believe there are few whose view of life has not been affected by the stern or kindly influences of their early childhood, which threw them in upon….

No one knows what is in him till he tries, and many would never try if they were not forced to..