“One cannot apologize for one's nature.”
“One cannot apologize for something fundamental, and a child feels and knows this as well and as deeply as any sage.”
“We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.”
“There are certain natures which cannot have love on one side without hatred on the other.”
“Love is so exquisitely elusive. It cannot be bought, cannot be badgered, cannot be hijacked. It is available only in one rare form: as the natural response of a healthy mind and healthy heart.”
“One cannot in the nature of things expect a little tree that has been turned into a club to put forth leaves.”