The past is only partly irrecoverable. The clerisy should accord it at least as much courtesy as they offer to the future. - Robertson Davies

We have no quarrel with the Freudians, but we do not put the same stress on sexual matters as they do. Sex is very important, but if it were the single most important thing in life, it would all be much simpler, and I doubt if mankind would have worked so hard to live far beyond the age when sex is the greatest joy.

I seemed to be the only person I knew without a plan that would put the world on its feet and wipe the tear from every eye.

Marriage is a framework to preserve friendship. It is valuable because it gives much more room to develop than just living together. It provides a base from which a person can work at understanding himself and another person.