…she was one of those happily created beings who please without effort, make friends everywhere, and take life so gracefully and easily that less fortunate souls are tempted to believe that such are born under a lucky star.

Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.

I will make a battering-ram of my head and make my way through this rough and tumble world.

Woman work a great many miracles.

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

The fear of being an old maid made young girls rush into matrimony with a recklessness that astonishes.

Some stories are so familiar its like going home.