“Maybe I was unhappy for a lot of my marriage but didnt' realize it...She who is busy has no time to realize unhappiness. Now I have to wonder: why was I so busy in the first place? To fill a void I suspected was there but was afraid to acknowledge?”

“Better to regret actions you have taken than to regret not having had the courage to take them in the first place.”

“We're friends. Remember, we have the right to bore each other every now and then.”

“...in the tiny 'unhistoric acts' of goodness which she performs within her limited circle a ripple of influence has been set in motion which may eventually lap the edge of the world.”

“How many married couples who stay married until one of them dies can honestly say that they weren't terribly bored at times?”

“But let me quote President Theodore Roosevelt: 'Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”

“When you're in love, you can handle almost anything as long as you can spend some time with your loved one.”