I went [to war] because I couldn't help it. I didn't want the glory or the pay; I wanted the right thing done.

Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want.

Life is like college; may I graduate and earn some honors.

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.

Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it.