But somewhere on the great world the sun is always shining, and, just so sure as you live, it will sometime shine on you.

At twenty, men love woman; at thirty, a woman; and at forty, women.

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

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.

Those who have been made great have first suffered.

A bird is joy incarnate.