I never could be good when I was not happy.

When the unwelcome little unborn shall have seen the light my brain will be lightened, and I shall have a clearer mind. Thank God that even this weary nine months shall come to an end and leave me in possession of my own body and my own soul.

The greatest evils of society are goods that have refused to go on, but have sat down on the highway, saying to the world, "We stop here; do you stop also.

Heaven knows what I have not been through with, since I saw you-dust, dirt, dyspepsia, hotels, railroads, prairies, tobacco juice.

The reason why education is usually so poor among women of fashion is, that it is not needed for the life which they elect to lead.

It is always legitimate to wish to rise above one's self, never above others.

I sometimes think God allows Great Britain to be unprincipled for the good of mankind.