A guest should be permitted to graze, as it were, in the pastures of his host's kindness, left even to his own devices, like a rational being, and handsomely neglected.

With fatal, fatal Love a girlhood goes.

[Death:] The one inexorable thing!

Children are born optimists and we slowly educate them out of their heresy

Quotations (such as have point and lack triteness) from the great old authors are an act of reverence on the part of the quoter, and a blessing to a public grown superficial and external.

High above hate I dwell, O storms! farewell.

The fears of what may come to pass, I cast them all away, Among the clover scented grass, Among the new-mown hay.

Life is a breathing-space between two eternities, a holiday with appalling realities behind and before.

Character demonstrates itself in trifles.

I am not in the least given to any violent interest in womankind, however, such as has addled the country's brains of late. Give me a manandwoman world: 'tis good enough!

The hand betrays the heart.

When it comes to money, ignorance is NOT bliss. What you don't know CAN hurt you.

I have 365-days thankful notes. What a sacred-thanks?

The first step toward changing the world is to change our vision of the world and of our place in it.

Goodness that comes out of hiding and assumes a public role is no longer good, but corrupt in its own terms and will carry its own corruption wherever it goes.

If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That's how rich we are.

Red flag of the eating disorder: the muffin. Keep your eye on the ladies with the muffins... and sometimes I'll just eat the muffin top.

You cannot friend a hawk, they said, unless you are a hawk yourself, alone and only a sojourner in the land, without friends or the need of them.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing but foresight is better, especially when it comes to saving life, or some pain!