I put in my list all the busy, useful independent spinsters I know, for liberty is a better husband than love to many of us.

Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.

She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable.

I like good strong words that mean something.

I love my liberty too well to be in a hurry to give it up for any mortal man.

Money is a needful and precious thing, and when well used, a noble thing, but I never want you to think it is the first or only prize to strive for. I'd rather see you poor men's wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queens on thrones, without self-respect and peace.

Dear me, if men and women would only trust, understand, and help one another as my children do, what a capital place the world would be!