One of the first obligations of art is to make all useful things beautiful.

Don't you ever mind," she asked suddenly, "not being rich enough to buy all the books you want?

Yes, you have been away a very long time.' 'Oh, centuries and centuries; so long,' she said, 'that I'm sure I'm dead and buried and this dear old place is heaven.

Most timidities have such secret compensations and Miss Bart was discerning enough to know that the inner vanity is generally in proportion to the outer self depreciation.

There's nothing grimmer than the tragedy that wears a comic mask.

There is too much sour grapes for my taste in the present American attitude. The time to denounce the bankers was when we were all feeding off their gold plate; not now! At present they have not only my sympathy but my preference. They are the last representatives of our native industries.

There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it.