He found himself now in the agreeable situation of being able to do what was best for others and at the same… — William Somerset Maugham

It may be that if I lead the life I've planned for myself it may affect others; the effect may be no greater than the ripple caused by a stone thrown in a pond, but one ripple causes another.

Almost all the people who have had most effect on me I seem to have met by chance.

Passion doesn't count the cost. ... Passion is destructive.