“I was so upset that I was so disappointed that I wanted to die at that moment.” My Sweet Orange Tree

Remember that there are two kinds of beauty: one of the soul and the other of the body. That of the soul displays its radiance in intelligence, in chastity, in good conduct, in generosity, and in good breeding, and all these qualities may exist in an ugly man. And when we focus our attention upon that beauty, not upon the physical, love generally arises with great violence and intensity. I am well aware that I am not handsome, but I also know that I am not deformed, and it is enough for a man of worth not to be a monster for him to be dearly loved, provided he has those spiritual endowments I have spoken of. Don Quixote

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible. The Picture of Dorian Gray

I wonder why progress looks so much like destruction. Travels with Charley: In Search of America