Every house needs a grandmother in it.

Beth ceased to fear him from that moment, and sat there talking to him as cozily as if she had known him all her life, for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.

...freedom being the sauce best beloved by the boyish soul.

I want to do something splendid… Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead… I think I shall write books.

At twenty-five, girls begin to talk about being old maids, but secretly resolve that they never will. At thirty, they say nothing about it, but quietly accept the fact.

We can't any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.

Six weeks is a long time to wait, and a still longer time for a girl to keep a secret.