A perfect marriage is like a pure heart ... those who have it are fit to see God.

Who originated that most exquisite of inquisitions, the condolence system?

Imagination is built upon knowledge.

What an immense power over life is the power of possessing distinct aims.

A literary woman's best critic is her husband.

The woman's personal identity is a vast undiscovered country -- with which Society has yet to acquaint itself, and by which it is yet to be revolutionized.

It is impossible to forget the sense of dignity which marks the hour when one becomes a wage-earner... I felt that I had suddenly acquired value to myself, to my family, and to the world.