“Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.”

“Discontent is the first step in progress. No one knows what is in him till he tries, and many would never try if they were not forced to.”

“Never would I have a man saying what or who were best for me, and that were all there were to it.”

“Every human being must be viewed according to what it is good for. For not one of us, no, not one, is perfect. And were we to love none who had imperfection, this world would be a desert for our love.”

“The odds against this were tremendous, but Edith was not interested in the odds; people who thought about odds were unheroic and would never achieve anything. 20”

“The wisest were just the poor and simple people. They knew the war to be a misfortune, whereas those who were better off, and should have been able to see more clearly what the consequences would be, were beside themselves with joy.”