[She was] kept there in the sort of embrace a man gives to the dearest creature the world holds for him.

...freedom being the sauce best beloved by the boyish soul.

Beth ceased to fear him from that moment, and sat there talking to him as cozily as if she had known him all her life, for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.

…it is so much better to work for others than for one's self alone.

Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it.

Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.

You are like a chestnut burr, prickly outside, but silky-soft within, and a sweet kernel, if one can only get at it. Love will make you show your heart some day, and then the rough burr will fall off.