[To her frequently needed plumber:] How would you like to be adopted? I'm sure it would be cheaper.
Mary Roberts RinehartI have never learned to say 'gas' for gasoline. It seems to me as absurd as if I were to say 'but' for butter.
Mary Roberts RinehartMen were not equal in the effort they made, nor did equal efforts bring equal result. ... Equality of opportunity, yes. Equality of effort and result, no.
Mary Roberts Rinehartthe calm of a place like Bellwood is the peace of death without the hope of resurrection.
Mary Roberts Rinehart