I at least have so much to do in unraveling certain human lots, and seeing how they were woven and interwoven, that all the light I can command must be concentrated on this particular web, and not dispersed over that tempting range of relevancies called the universe.

Women should be protected from anyone's exercise of unrighteous power... but then, so should every other living creature.

There is a sort of subjection which is the peculiar heritage of largeness and of love; and strength is often only another name for willing bondage to irremediable weakness.

Unhappily the habit of being offensive 'without meaning it' leads usually to a way of making amends which the injured person cannot but regard as a being amiable without meaning it.

Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right.

We have all got to exert ourselves a little to keep sane, and call things by the same names as other people call them by.

It's well known there's always two sides, if no more.