Enthusiasm is very catching, especially when it is very eloquent.

I foresee that the Andersen and Fairy Tale fashion will not last; none of these things away from general nature do.

I place flowers in the very first rank of simple pleasures; and I have no very good opinion of the hard worldly people who take no delight in them.

I prepare myself for all disappointments by expecting nothing.

We may admire people for being wise, but we like them best when they are foolish.

She was the prettiest, silliest, most affected, husband-hunting butterfly ever.

[On Elizabeth Barrett Browning:] ... for finish, and melody of versification, there is nothing approaching to Miss Barrett in this day, or in any other - also for diction. Her words paint.