What concerns me now is that my life be a beautiful, powerful, in a word, a complete life of its kind.

there is such a rebound from parental influence that it generally seems that the child makes use of the directions given by the parent only to avoid the prescribed path.

Plants of great vigor will almost always struggle into blossom, despite impediments. But there should be encouragement, and a free genial atmosphere for those of more timid sort, fair play for each in its own kind.

The especial genius of women I believe to be electrical in movement, intuitive in function, spiritual in tendency.

The mind is not, I know, a highway, but a temple, and its doors should not be carelessly left open.

When the intellect and affections are in harmony; when intellectual consciousness is calm and deep; inspiration will not be confounded with fancy.

Life is richly worth living, with its continual revelations of mighty woe, yet infinite hope; and I take it to my breast.