There is a book of Revelation in every one's life, as there is in the Bible.

Kindred spirits alone do not change with the changing years.

Why, I've never even had a quarrel with any one. I haven't an enemy. What a spineless thing I must be not to have even one enemy!

Isn't it better to have your heart broken than to have it wither up? Before it could be broken it must have felt something splendid. That would be worth the pain.

Secrets are generally terrible. Beauty is not often hidden — only ugliness and deformity.

I must be getting old ... People are beginning to tell me I look so young. They never tell you that when you are young.

A plate of apples, an open fire, and a jolly good book are a fair substitute for heaven.