On earth the living have much to bear; the difference is chiefly in the manner of bearing, and my manner of bearing is far from being the best.

all griefs, when there is no bitterness in them, are soothed down by time.

cracked things often hold out as long as whole things; one takes so much better care of them!

Instead of boiling up individuals into the species, I would draw a chalk circle round every individuality, and preach to it to keep within that, and preserve and cultivate its identity.

Young children are such nasty little beasts!

In spite of the honestest efforts to annihilate my I-ity, or merge it in what the world doubtless considers my better half, I still find myself a self-subsisting and alas! self-seeking me.

The longer one lives in this hard world motherless, the more a mother's loss makes itself felt.