Books are like sapphires; they must be polished - polished! or else you insult your readers.

faith, it seems to me, is not the holding of certain dogmas; it is simply openness and readiness of heart to believe any truth which God may show.

Of all the bitter and heavy things in this sorry old world, the not being necessary is the bitterest and heaviest.

... in a wicked way, it is an incentive to good living to observe the spice of enjoyment there is to a godly soul in a very little sin.

nothing is as conventional as adolescence.

there are few things that are more endearing than the grace of listening with attention; indeed, it is more than endearing, it is impressive - for no one knows what wisdom lies concealed in silence!

When it comes to bombshells, there are few that can be more effective than that small, flat, frail thing, a letter.