…proved that woman isn't a half but a whole human being, and can stand alone.

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

Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents.

Some stories are so familiar its like going home.

Woman work a great many miracles.

...Meg learned to love her husband better for his poverty, because it seem to have made a man of him, giving him the strength and courage to fight his own way, and taught him a tender patience with which to bear and comfort the natural longings and failures of those he loved.

…misfortune was much more interesting to her than good luck.