People of too much sentiment are like fountains, whose overflow keeps a disagreeable puddle about them.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

Discover your gift if you don’t want to live the life of an ordinary person

When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.

I'm trusting everyone around me who seems to be confident and happy with what we're up to.

We are like trees. We wear all colors naturally.

You can't get stuck on what should have happened. That doesn't help you.

The attainment of a just society is the cherished hope of civilized men.

Life is all about moments. No one in history has ever been able to hold on to one.

Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.

My real name is Madeleine Wickham, under which I write dramas with an edge of humour. As Sophie Kinsella its fast, all-out comedies, such as the Shopaholic series.

In law, what plea so tainted and corrupts, but being seasoned with a gracious voice obscures the show of evil.