She remained both girl and woman to the last day of her life. Under a grave and gentle exterior burned inextinguishable fires of sympathy, energy, devotion, enthusiasm, and absolutely limitless affection.

It is not a new thing for a thoroughly good and well-meaning preacher´s soft heart to run away with his soft head.

[I] shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes. Indeed, upon second thought, I will not use it then, for it is unchristian, inelegant, and degrading--though to speak truly I do not see how house rent and taxes are going to be discussed worth a cent without it.

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

Whatever thing men call great, look for it in Joan of Arc, and there you will find it.

Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?

When there was room on the ledge outside of the pots and boxes for a cat, the cat was there- in sunny weather- stretched at full length, asleep and blissful, with her furry belly to the sun and a paw curved over her nose.