…what splendid dreams young people build upon a word, and how bitter is the pain when the bright bubbles burst.

Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.

And when they went away, leaving comfort behind, I think there were not in all the city four merrier people than the hungry little girls who gave away their breakfasts and contented themselves with bread and milk on Christmas morning.

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

Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants.

A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups and downs, which were both comic and pathetic.

…on some occasions, women, like dreams, go by contraries.