Well, if I can't be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

She fell into the moody, miserable state of mind which often comes when strong wills have to yield to the inevitable.

I can get on with wild beasts first-rate; but men rile me awfully.

Right Jo better be happy old maids than unhappy wives or unmaidenly girls running about to find husbands.

So she doesn't call desertion, poverty, and hard work troubles? She's a brave little girl, and I shall be proud to know her.

I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me.