Lincoln

Death: "It is with deep grief that I learn of the death of your kind and brave Father; and, especially, that it is affecting your young heart beyond what is common in such cases.  In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and, to the young, it comes with bitterest agony, because it takes them unawares.  The older have learned to expect it."

Worthless Appearances

"We live amid a ceaseless torrent not just of new images, but of ones that have been computer-generated, mashed up, and photo shopped.  Appearances are no longer merely deceiving.  They are increasingly worthless."