Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old ones.

You have filled my tea with lumps of sugar, and though I asked most distinctly for bread and butter, you have given me cake. I am known for the gentleness of my disposition, and the extraordinary sweetness of my nature, but I warn you, Miss Cardew, you may go too far.

My great mistake, the fault for which I can’t forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality.