I don't pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you'd imagine. I'm interested in other people's experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can't explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.

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

Let us be elegant or die! --Amy

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

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

People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don't sell nowadays.

Life is like college; may I graduate and earn some honors.