It really seems as if failure and hardship make more of a human being of folks than success.

The wages of sin are the hardest debts on earth to pay, and they are always collected at inconvenient times and unexpected places.

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

You cannot write on the heart of another what you do not feel yourself.

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

Every intoxicating delight of early spring was in the air. The breeze that fanned her cheek was laden with subtle perfume and the crisp, fresh odor of unfolding leaves.

I write as the birds sing, because I must, and usually from the same source of inspiration.