The difference is that these young people take it for granted that they're going to get whatever they want, and that we almost always took it for granted that we shouldn't. Only, I wonder—the thing one's so certain of in advance: can it ever make one's heart beat as wildly?

She had been bored all afternoon by Percy Gryce... but she could not ignore him on the morrow, she must follow up her success, must submit to more boredom, must be ready with fresh compliances and adaptibilities, and all on the bare chance that he might ultimately decide to do her the honour of boring her for life.

The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it.

Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.

Only the fact that we are unaware how well our nearest know us enables us to live with them.

In a sky of iron the points of the Dipper hung like icicles and Orion flashed his cold fires.

Each time you happen to me all over again.