It is possible for a spinster to be disappointed in lovers, but only the married are ever disappointed in love.

There is a great deal of trouble in this world which is not caused by people keeping their mouths shut.

There is always one way to make anybody do anything - the trouble is to find it.

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

Love is an orchid which thrives principally on hot air.

When we come to the sundown road, we need all the love we have managed to take with us from the summit of the hill.

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.