a woman, when she is heroic, is not heroic by halves.

The beauty that addresses itself to the eyes is only the spell of the moment; the eye of the body is not always that of the soul.

One is happy as a result of one's own efforts, once one knows of the necessary ingredients of happiness-simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self-denial to a point, love of work, and, above all, a clear conscience. Happiness is no vague dream, of that I now feel certain.

There are no more thorough prudes than those who have some little secret to hide.

Butterflies are but flowers that blew away one sunny day when Nature was feeling at her most inventive and fertile.

Punctuation has its own philosophy, just as style does, although not as language does. Style is a good understanding of language, punctuation is a good understanding of style.

The whole secret of the study of nature lies in learning how to use one's eyes.