When I read that the flash came, and I took a sheet of paper. . .and I wrote on it: I, Emily Byrd Starr, do solemnly vow this day that I will climb the Alpine Path and write my name on the scroll of fame.

People told her she hadn't changed much, in a tone which hinted they were surprised and a little disappointed she hadn't.

We are both going to pray that we may live together all our lives and die the same day.

Fairyland is the loveliest word because it means everything the human heart desires.

Do you think amethysts can be the souls of good violets?

I'm not a bit changed - not really. I'm only just pruned down and branched out. The real me - back here - is just the same.

Mrs. Lynde says, 'Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.