The world calls them its singers and poets and artists and storytellers; but they are just people who have never forgotten the way to fairyland.

It always amazes me to look at the little, wrinkled brown seeds and think of the rainbows in 'em," said Captain Jim. "When I ponder on them seeds I don't find it nowise hard to believe that we've got souls that'll live in other worlds. You couldn't hardly believe there was life in them tiny things, some no bigger than grains of dust, let alone colour and scent, if you hadn't seen the miracle, could you?

Do you know, Gilbert, there are times when I strongly suspect that I love you!

When one great passion seizes possession of the soul all other feelings are crowded out.

There be three gentle and goodlie things, To be here, To be together, And to think well of one another.

She seemed to walk in an atmosphere of things about to happen.

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.