Miranda Sawyer had a heart, of course, but she had never used it for any other purpose than the pumping and circulating of blood.

To let blessed babies go dangling and dawdling without names, for months and months, was enough to ruin them for life.

Miranda Sawyer had a heart, of course, but she had never used it for any other purpose than the pumping and circulating of blood.

you can never prove God; you can only find Him!

Some folks mistakes all they see for all there is.

There are certain narrow, umimaginative, and autocratic old people who seem to call out the most mischievous and sometimes the worst traits in children.

There are some who possess the magic touch, the infectious spirit of enthusiasm; who have the same effect as a beautiful morning that never reaches noon. Under this spell one's mind is braced, one's spirit recreated; one is ready for any adventure, even if it only be the doing of the next distasteful task light-heartedly.