It's only by being obstinate that anything is got, or done.
A garden isn't meant to be useful. It's for joy.
As one gets older being sad and miserable can become a bit of a habit. To counteract this, she suggests making a point of savoring such things as the tastiness of a piece of fruit, or other small things we might have been prone to overlook during our younger, busier days.
If you love the wrong people it's still love, isn't it, no matter what kind of love.
cleverness is a disease.
The best would be to have friends who came and went away; but if I had to choose between their never coming or never going away, I think I would choose that they do not come.