You have no idea what it is like to constantly disappoint people. You see it the moment you meet them. You see in their eyes that they expected something so entirely different, and here they are meeting... you.

Every time that I think of the crucifixion of Christ, I commit the sin of envy.

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.

I'm vaguely embarrassed by myself sometimes.

A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over.