I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

politics were as bad as mathematics, and that the mission of politicians seemed to be calling each other names

We'll all grow up someday, Meg, we might as well know what we want. ~Amy March~

I am angry nearly every day of my life, but I have learned not to show it; and I still try to hope not to feel it, though it may take me another forty years to do it.

Dear me! how happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!

O vanity, mislead no more!

Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.