...and clung more closely to the dear human love, from which our Father never means us to be weaned, but through which He draws us closer to Himself.

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.

Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

Nothing remained but loneliness and grief.

Don't try to make me grow up before my time.

If you feel your value lies in being merely decorative, I fear that someday you might find yourself believing that’s all that you really are. Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish is the wonderful workings of your mind: Your humor, your kindness, and your moral courage. These are the things I cherish so in you. I so wish I could give my girls a more just world. But I know you’ll make it a better place." -- Marmee, Little Women

Work is and always has been my salvation and I thank the Lord for it.