Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive-it's such an interesting world.

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

Don't be ridiculous, please.' The most insulting words in the world!

[she] had a great reputation for unselfishness because she was always giving up a lot of things she didn't want.

I love them, they are so nice and selfish. Dogs are TOO good and unselfish. They make me feel uncomfortable. But cats are gloriously human.

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

It has always seemed to me. ever since early childhood, amid all the commonplaces of life, i was very near to a kingdom of ideal beauty. Between it and me hung only a thin veil. I could never draw it quite aside, but sometimes a wind fluttered it and I caught a glimpse of the enchanting realms beyond-only a glimpse-but those glimpses have always made life worthwhile.