"My greatest pleasure was the enjoyment of a serene sky amidst these verdant woods: yet I loved all the changes of Nature; and rain, and storm, and the beautiful clouds of heaven brought their delights…"

"Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it."

"The sentiment of immediate loss in some sort decayed, while that of utter, irremediable loneliness grew on me with time."

"I am not a person of opinions because I feel the counter arguments too strongly."

"The companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain."