I'm perfectly miserable; but if you consider me presentable, I die happy.
Ridicule is often harder to bear than self-denial.
Mine first --mine last-- mine even in the grave!
Dan clung to her in speechless gratitude, feeling the blessedness of mother love, — that divine gift which comforts, purifies, and strengthens all who seek it.
A kiss for a blow is always best, though it's not very easy to give it sometimes.
We'll all grow up someday, Meg, we might as well know what we want. ~Amy March~