... sometimes, out of bitterness, the years distill forgiveness.

A good forgettery is a happier possession than a good memory.

marriage is a great strain upon love.

Of all the things that make for happiness, the love of books comes first. No matter how the world may have used us, sure solace lies there.

Womankind suffers from three delusions: marriage will reform a man, a rejected lover is heartbroken for life, and if the other women were only out of the way, he would come back.

... no matter how one's heart aches, one can do the necessary things and do them well.

Married and unmarried women waste a great deal of time in feeling sorry for each other.