All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.

I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it is a stronger desire than ever.

Thank goodness my education was neglected.

I think if she lived in A little shoe-house That little old woman was Surely a mouse!

I do so hate finishing books. I would like to go on with them for years.

There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.

What we call the highest and the lowest in nature are both equally perfect. A willow bush is as beautiful as the human form divine.