It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. (Algernon in The Importance of Being Ernest)

“O sofrimento é um longo momento. É impossível dividí-lo em estações. Só podemos…”

“My dear boy," said Lord Henry, smiling, "anybody can be good in the country. Th…”

“We all take such pains to over-educate ourselves. In the wild struggle for exis…”

“Just because a man has died for it, does not make it true.”