Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.

A holiday isn't a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.

I shall keep my book on the table here, and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will do me good, and help me through the day.

So she enjoyed herself heartily, and found, what isn't always the case, that her granted wish was all she had hoped.

…often between ourselves and those nearest and dearest to us there exists a reserve which it is very hard to overcome.

…that's what old people are here for, — else their experience is of little use.

We're twins, and so we love each other more than other people.