She had certain thoughts which were like companions, ideas which were like older and wiser friends.
When the eyes of the flesh are shut, the eyes of the spirit are open.
There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.
It is easy to pity when once one's vanity has been tickled.
The more observing ones may have seen, but discerning people are usually discreet and often kind, for we usually bleed a little before we begin to discern.
In great misfortunes, people want to be alone. They have a right to be. And the misfortunes that occur within one are the greatest. Surely the saddest thing in the world is falling out of love--if once one has ever fallen in.