Nothing spoils a romance so much as sense of humour in the woman—or the want of it in the man.

We are all haunted by the ghosts of our own pasts, and sometimes, by the ghosts of others.

The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.

The speech we hear is an indication of that which we don't hear. It is a necessary avoidance, a violent, sly, anguished or mocking smokescreen which keeps the other in its place.