A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

Perhaps the only misplaced curiosity is that which persists in trying to find out here, on this side of death, what lies beyond the grave.

If he's getting married, he's not longer interesting.

So now, whenever I despair, I no longer expect my end, but some bit of luck, some commonplace little miracle which, like a glittering link, will mend again the necklace of my days.

Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.