To say that she had a book is to say that her solitude did not press upon her; for her love of knowledge had a fertilizing quality and her imagination was strong. There was at this time, however, a want of lightness in her situation, which the arrival of an unexpected visitor did much to dispel.

I would give all I possess to get out of myself; but somehow, at the end, I find myself so vastly more interesting than nine tenths of the people I meet.

Experience is never limited, and it is never complete

Deep experience is never peaceful.

To believe in a child is to believe in the Future.

She was a woman who, between courses, could be graceful with her elbows on the table.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.