Go on with your work as usual, for work is a blessed solace.

Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.

Conceit spoils the finest genius.

...freedom being the sauce best beloved by the boyish soul.

I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.

You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.

life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.

…marriage, they say, halves one's rights and doubles one's duties.

John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and Meg likes it!

Just shut up and talk. - Shella

Families can also be divided into subgroups with different values, perspectives, and and communication styles, even if a subgroup consists of only one individual.

If the thought of leaving a relationship makes you want to hang your head in shame, why ever would you want to walk out the door? You are obviously missing something.

Let me give you one piece of advice. Do not get between a woman and her cause.

It is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote.

Each opening bud, and care-perfected seed, Is as a page, where we may read of God.

Actors have to be there and do the work, and that's enough.

Lovely flowers have been known to grow out of trash heaps.

I can't really do the running on hard ground that I used to do. Instead I go swimming as often as possible.

The pulpit and the optimist are always talking about the human race's steady march toward ultimate perfection. As usual, they leave out the statistics. It is the pulpit's way - the optimist's way.