... I have always been a disappointment to my friends. I have no gift of talk, not much to say; and though I have always been an excellent listener, that only succeeds under auspicious circumstances.

Married people do stand up so for each other when you say a word, however they may fight between themselves.

The ideal is the flower-garden of the mind, and very apt to run to weeds unless carefully tended.

Spring cold is like the poverty of a poor man who has had a fortune left him - better days are coming.

It is often easier to justify one's self to others than to respond to the secret doubts that arise in one's own bosom.

I think reading a novel is almost next best to having something to do.

Many love me, but by none am I enough beloved.