“To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.”

“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”

“The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.”

“When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'”

“The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.”

“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”

“I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who were frightened of life, who were desperate to reach out to another person. But these seemingly fragile people are the strong people really.”

“A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.”

“Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.”