Pearl Buck

"A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love. "

"At my age the bones are water in the morning until food is given them. "

"Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied. "

"Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that's where you renew your springs that never dry up. "

"Order is the shape upon which beauty depends. "

"Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same. "

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. "

"There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream - whatever that dream might be. "

"There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness. "