The mug from the washstand was used as Becky's tea cup, and the tea was so delicious that it was not necessary to pretend that it was anything but tea.

Two things cannot be in one place. Where you tend a rose, my lad, a thistle cannot grow.

My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they're rich and important.

Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book. People who are fond of books know the feeling of irritation which sweeps over them at such a moment. The temptation to be unreasonable and snappish is one not easy to manage.

One marvel of a day he had walked so far that when he returned the moon was high and full and all the world was purple shadow and silver.

It's so different to be a sparrow. But nobody asked this rat if he wanted to be a rat when he was made. Nobody said, 'Wouldn't you rather be a sparrow?

If you fill your mind with a beautiful thought, there will be no room in it for an ugly one. - King Amor