He is fairer than the morning star, and whiter than the moon. For his body I would give my soul, and for his love I would surrender heaven.

I don't play accurately--any one can play accurately--but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. I keep science for Life.

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at all to weep about.

How clever you are, my dear! You never mean a single word you say.

Prayer must never be answered: if it is, it ceases to be prayer and becomes correspondence.

The youth of America is their oldest tradition. It has been going on now for three hundred years.