Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. Saint Augustine of Hippo

The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body and its indifference to substitutes is one of life's major mysteries. Iris Murdoch

I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the same. Iris Murdoch

We can only learn to love by loving. Iris Murdoch