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

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

Go on with your work as usual, for work is a blessed solace.

I don't think secrets agree with me, I feel rumpled up in mind since you told me that.

A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman.

…she was one of those happily created beings who please without effort, make friends everywhere, and take life so gracefully and easily that less fortunate souls are tempted to believe that such are born under a lucky star.

Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want.