"The years like great black oxen tread the world, and God, the herdsman goads them on behind, and I am broken by their passing feet."

"You that would judge me, do not judge alone this book or that, come to this hallowed place where my friends' portraits hang and look thereon Ireland's history in their lineaments trace think where man's glory most begins and ends and say my glory was I had such friends."

"If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise."

"The innocent and the beautiful have no enemy but time."

"Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability."

"Ninety percent of the students take the 'preferred lender.' Why? Because that's the nature of the relationship. You trust the school. The school is in a position of authority."

"English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street."

"It never occurred to me that I wouldn't go to college and have a career - as well as a family - of my own. Both my parents, but especially my mother, encouraged me and led me to believe that it was possible."