At seventeen dreams DO satisfy because you think the realities are waiting for you farther on.

She looks just as music sounds, I think,' answered Anne.

Blessings be the inventor of the alphabet, pen and printing press! Life would be -- to me in all events -- a terrible thing without books.

Few women are so beautiful and charming that they can afford to divest themselves of any portion of their charm; so they are very foolish to do so by smoking. It doesn't matter about men. Men look ugly and silly, too, when smoking. But it isn't beauty that matters with them-only strength

All in all, it was a never-to-be-forgotten summer — one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going — one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything can come in this world.

A bosom friend - an intimate friend, you know - a really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my inmost soul.

People laugh at me because I use big words. But if you have big ideas, you have to use big words to express them, haven't you?