Twenty-five years ago, Christmas was not the burden that it is now; there was less haggling and weighing, less quid pro quo, less fatigue of body, less weariness of soul; and, most of all, there was less loading up with trash.
Margaret DelandA sneer is like a flame; it may occasionally be curative because it cauterizes, but it leaves a bitter scar.
Margaret DelandWhen it comes to bombshells, there are few that can be more effective than that small, flat, frail thing, a letter.
Margaret Deland