I never meant to marry. In my opinion, a woman born in the last half of the nineteenth century of the Christian era suffered from enough disadvantages without willfully embracing another.

a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.

When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one's footing.

stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.

Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.

To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.

Money was the manure of politics.