I don't so much mind the falling, but I do seem to select the hardest spots to light on.

In the economy of nature nothing is ever lost. I cannot belive that the soul of man shall prove the one exception

My publishers will make any kind of a beautiful book I design and send in to them, but ... For poetry they have less use than a rooster would have for skates.

The Cardinal ... It was as if a pulsing heart of flame passed by when he came winging through the orchard.

it takes the very wisest person there is to know when to talk, and when to keep still.

But Aunt Margaret doesn't like boys," objected Elnora. "Well, she likes me, and I used to be a boy.

Tears were a blessing; they were a relief; they did wash the ache from the heart, ease brain strain, and encourage the soul.