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.

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

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

I am worn to a raveling.

It sometimes happens that the town child is more alive to the fresh beauty of the country than a child who is country born

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.

Peter lost one of his shoes among the cabbages, and the other shoe amongst the potatoes.