Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of distinct ideas.

The tendency toward good in human nature has a force which no creed can utterly counteract, and which insures the ultimate triumph of that tendency over all dogmatic perversions.

It is in the nature of foolish reasonings to seem good to the foolish reasoner.

... there is a lightness about the feminine mind--a touch and go--music, the fine arts, that kind of thing--they should study those up to a certain point, women should; but in a light way, you know.

I had some ambition. I meant everything to be different with me. I thought I had more strength and mastery. But the most terrible obstacles are such as nobody can see except oneself.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

There is a mercy which is weakness, and even treason against the common good.