And out of heart's pain comes heart's peace; and out of desire, accomplishment.

... though a dealer in meat, groceries, and other food stuffs may obtain compensation if his wares are wilfully misrepresented to the buying public, the purveyor of thoughts or ideas has no remedy when such thoughts or ideas are deliberately and purposefully falsified to the world through the press.

Pleasure for others is the only pleasure possible to me. I assure you I'm quite selfish! - I'm greedy for the happiness of those I love - and if they can't or won't be happy I'm perfectly miserable.

I attribute my good fortune to the simple fact that I have always tried to write straight from my own heart to the hearts of others.

Such lovely warmth of thought and delicacy of colour are beyond all praise, and equally beyond all thanks!

Flowers are like visible messages from God.

I must not say what I truly think, or you will tell me I flatter you-but I can only speak what I feel-and very often I cannot even do that when the feeling is very deep.