To the receptive soul the river of life pauseth not, nor is diminished.

Self-consciousness of the manner is the expensive substitute for simplicity.

What courage and patience are wanted for every life that aims to produce anything!

The strength of the donkey mind lies in adopting a course inversely as the arguments urged, which, well considered, requires as great a mental force as the direct sequence.

When I married Humphrey I made up my mind to like sermons, and I set out by liking the end very much. That soon spread to the middle and the beginning, because I couldn't have the end without them.

Oh, child, men's men: gentle or simple, they're much of a muchness.

I shall be so glad if you will tell me what to read. I have been looking into all the books in the library at Offendene, but there is nothing readable. The leaves all stick together and smell musty. I wish I could write books to amuse myself, as you can! How delightful it must be to write books after one's own taste instead of reading other people's! Home-made books must be so nice.