The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five-year-old men more. - Colleen McCullough

There are no ambitions noble enough to justify breaking someone's heart.

What can I do when there is no courage in me, Father? Where does courage come from? Why did I not receive my share?

"I have discovered," he said to Charles Dewy, "that when a man marries, peace of mind and freedom go out of the window."
"Well, old boy," said Charles comfortably, "that's the price we have to pay for having company in our old age and for ensuring that we have heirs to follow us."