Belief Sometimes Precedes Understanding; Faith Sometimes Precedes

Fantasies Are More Than Substitutes For Unpleasant Reality; They Are Also Dress Rehearsals, Plans. All Acts Performed In The World Begin In The Imagination.

Desire Creates Its Own Object.

One Can Be Tired Of Rome After Three Weeks And Feel One Has Exhausted It; After Three Months One Feels That One Has Not Even Scratched The Surface Of Rome; And After Six Months One Wishes Never To Leave It.

Facts Mean Nothing To Wounded Feelings.

The Islands Of Italy Combine All The Elements - Fire, Water, Earth, And Air - And That Is Irresistible.