"The beautiful is always eccentric."

"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face."

"The birds of the sky are for the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea are for the fish of the sea."

"To love another person is to see the face of God."

"Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the soul. It is an ardent, celestial, inextinguishable flame."