[On marriage:] Someone once said that it was like a crowded church - those outside were endeavouring to get in, and those inside were making violent efforts to get out.

Some women are born to be married, some achieve marriage, and others have marriage thrust upon them.

Three things I have longed to see ... The sea serpent, a white rhinoceros, and an unselfish man.

it always seems to me as if the lavender was a little woman in a green dress, with a lavender bonnet and a white kerchief. She's one of those strong, sweet, wholesome people, who always rest you, and her sweetness lingers long after she goes away.

Lots of people think they're charitable if they give away their old clothes and things they don't want.

Art, if it is art, will develop in whatever circumstances it is placed.

the world has been fair cruel if you've never known the love of a dog!