Pearl S. Buck

One faces the future with one's past.

When men destroy their old gods they will find new ones to take their place.

Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that is where I renew my springs that never dry up.

Like Confucius of old, I am so absorbed in the wonder of the earth and the life upon it, that I cannot think of heaven and the angels.

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings. I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels.

The basic discovery about any people is the discovery of the relationship between men and women.

The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that his power is but a gun in the hands of a fool.

It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it and set ourselves to try to discover other sources of moral strength before it is too late.

None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free.

A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.

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

Love alone could waken love.