People in England who do not like gardening are very few, and of the few there are, many do not own to it, knowing that they might just as well own to having been in prison, or got drunk at Buckingham Palace.

Are modern children going to revolt against being modern, and if so, what form will reaction of modern parents take?

Am sorry to note that abuse and condemnation of a common acquaintance often constitutes very strong bond of union between otherwise uncongenial spirits.

Inequalities of Fate very curious. Should like, on this account, to believe in Reincarnation.

Every Englishman is an average Englishman: it is a national characteristic.

Always remember, me dear, whether you're listening to a tale or telling one: Every penny piece that's struck has two sides to it.

A child with an intense capacity for feeling can suffer to a degree that is beyond any degree of adult suffering, because imagination, ignorance, and the conviction of utter helplessness are untempered either by reason or by experience.