Whenever you looked forward to anything pleasant you were sure to be more or less disappointed . . . perhaps that is true. But there is a good side to it too. The bad things don't always come up to your expectations either . . . they nearly always turn out ever so much better than you think.

People who are different from other people are always called peculiar,' said Anne.

And he wrote, "When the moon rises tonight think of me and I'll think of you.

When twilight drops her curtain down And pins it with a star Remember that you have a friend Though she may wander far.

It only seems as if you are doing something when you're worrying.

It's bad enough to feel insignificant, but it's unbearable to have it grained into your soul that you will never, can never, be anything but insignificant.

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