Human minds are more full of mysteries than any written book and more changeable than the cloud shapes in the air.

I put in my list all the busy, useful independent spinsters I know, for liberty is a better husband than love to many of us.

Jo's eyes sparkled, for it's always pleasant to be believed in; and a friend's praise is always sweeter than a dozen newspaper puffs.

…because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing.

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

The girls gave their hearts into their mother's keeping-their souls into their father's; and to both parents, who lived and labored so faithfully for them, they gave a love that grew with their growth, and bound them tenderly together by the sweetest tie which blesses life and outlives death.

All the worse for the undeniable talent which hides the evil so subtly and makes the danger so delightful.