I do not know why it is the fate of the world always to want something different from what life gives them.

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

the occasional cries of a lost loon, strayed from its flock in northern migration, fill the swamp with sounds of wailing.

One feature about Los Angeles that I particularly love is the chance for association with all kinds of creative artists, a thing I never before have had. I certainly do love a number of the writers, the painters, the musicians, and the sculptors that I meet here. ... Next to the sunshine, I appreciate it the most of anything in California.

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

Being dead was one thing, getting ready for a wedding another.

Do you know that being a stranger is the hardest thing that can happen to any one in all this world?