It seems to take a lifetime for us to learn that wisdom consists largely in a graceful acceptance of things that do not immediately concern us.

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.

I've just washed my hair and I can't do a thing with it!

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

It saves trouble to be conventional, for you're not always explaining things.

Impermanence is the very essence of joy-the drop of bitterness that enables one to perceive the sweet.

A book, unlike any other friend, will wait, not only upon the hour but upon the mood.