It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

there is a spirit in every home, a sort of composite spirit composed of the thoughts and feelings of the members of the family as a composite photograph is formed of the features of different individuals.

Many a good beginning makes a bad ending.

And just as a little thread of gold, running through a fabric, brightens the whole garment, so women's work at home, while only the doing of little things, like the golden gleam of sunlight runs through and brightens all the fabric of civilization.

The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they're organized for.

In these days when we feed those who are not hungry, we are stealing from those who are starving, even though the food is our own.

As you read my stories of long ago I hope you will remember that things truly worthwhile and that will give you happiness are the same now as they were then. It is not the things you have that make you happy. It is love and kindness and helping each other and just plain being good.