"She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended. Her eyes were bright and tender with a smile as they glanced up into his; and her lips looked hungry for the kiss which they invited"

"If the world's a veil of tears, Smile till rainbows span it"

"The eyes have one language everywhere"

"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards"

"Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes"

"Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes"

"First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys"

"A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes"

"When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land"

"Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile"

"A laugh is a smile that bursts"