A love affair should always be a honeymoon. And the only way to make sure of that is to keep changing the man; for the same man can never keep it up. Too True to Be Good

Their return home to their father and a good life was always so satisfying and splendid; I realized keenly that that was the only proper, good, and desirable outcome, but the part of the story that took place among the wicked and the lost was by far the more appealing, and, if one were free to state and admit it, it was sometimes actually a downright shame that the prodigal repented and was found again Demian

Adapt yourself to the environment in which your lot has been cast, and show true love to the fellow-mortals with whom destiny has surrounded you. Book VI

When a man says he does not want to speak of something he usually means he can think of nothing else. East Of Eden