Poor soul, she always knew everything about her neighbors, but she never was very well acquainted with herself.

Steal not this book for fear of shame For on it is the owners name And when you die the Lord will say Where is the book you stole away And when you say you do not know The Lord will say go down below.

I wish we could see perfumes as well as smell them. I'm sure they would be very beautiful.

The woods are never solitary--they are full of whispering, beckoning, friendly life. But the sea is a mighty soul, forever moaning of some great, unshareable sorrow, which shuts it up into itself for all eternity.

Rebellion flamed up in her soul as the dark hours passed by – not because she had no future but because she had no past.

I know I haven't much sense or sobriety, but I've got what is ever so much better — the knack of making people like me.

Having adventures comes natural to some people", said Anne serenely. "You just have a gift for them or you haven't.