“Happiness springs up of itself in a united family. - House of Exile”
“Since the family is the fundamental unit of society, the disintegration of the family inevitably and inexorably is leading to the disintegration of society itself.”
“Happiness springs up from within. Do not seek it without.”
“Life itself is an exile. The way home is not the way back.”
“...as for unhappy families, star-crossed lovers, and exiled heroes, they are simply universal.”
“When the president of the United States flicks the switch to light up the Christmas tree on the White House lawn, that house ceases to be an American symbol; it becomes a Christian symbol.”