Well, that was life. It was an old tree, and the old passed on. Probably they did not mind. There came a time when all sap ran slowly, and the peace of age with all things behind it merged easily into the peace of death. The difficult thing was to be young.

[On fishing:] Greatest rest in the world for the brain.

Curious, how one remembered Christmas. Perhaps because other days might appeal to the head, but this one appealed to the heart.

It was said of Miss Letitia that when money came into her possession it went out of circulation.

the calm of a place like Bellwood is the peace of death without the hope of resurrection.

When a great burden is lifted, the relief is not always felt at once. The galled places still ache.

Used to move so much, every time the chickens saw the team put in the wagon, they'd lie down on their backs and hold their legs up to be tied!