I have known him nearly all my life, and I am going to marry him, so that there won't ever be a time when I shan't know him.

A well-trained dog is like religion, it sets the deserving at their ease and is a terror to evildoers.

[Salvation] is a curious process of divine burglary. The first thing to be wrested from one by a God who said 'Thou shalt not steal' is one's good opinion of one's self.

But a hare, now, that is a different thing altogether. A hare is not a pet but a person. Hares are clever and brave and loving, and they have fairy blood in them. It’s a grand thing to have a hare for a friend.

Faith given back to us after a night of doubt is a stronger thing, and far more valuable to us than faith that has never been tested.

Don't waste hate on pink geranium.

Acting a part is not always synonymous with lying; it is far often the best way of serving the truth. It is more truthful to act what we should feel if the community is to be well served rather than behave as we actually do feel in our selfish private feelings.