"I love the tradition of Dickens, where even the most minor walk-on characters are twitching and particular and alive"

"The biggest coward is a man who awakens a woman’s love with no intention of loving her"

"Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop"

"Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible"

"He is not a lover who does not love forever"

"I love to travel, but hate to arrive"

"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance"

"The highest form of vanity is love of fame"

"Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding"

"Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes"

"The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"