Father says hot water can be as stimulating as an alcoholic drink and though I never come by one...I can well believe it.

Americans do seem to say things which make the English notice England.

I think it [religion] is an art, the greatest one; an extension of the communion all the other arts attempt.

Perhaps it would really be rather dull to be married and settled for life. Liar! It would be heaven.

Just to be in love seemed the most blissful luxury I had ever known. The thought came to me that perhaps it is the loving that counts, not the being loved in return -- that perhaps true loving can never know anything but happiness. For a moment I felt that I had discovered a great truth.

Oh, comfortable cocoa!

Oh, it is wonderful to wake up in the morning with things to look forward to!