“Every woman becomes their mother. That's their tragedy. And no man becomes his. That's his tragedy.”

“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his.”

“The tragedy of growing old is not that one is old but that one is young.”

“The tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self denial.”

“Why is it that I can't feel this tragedy as much as I want to?”

“Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless. . .”

“I should fancy that the real tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self-denial.”