I wish wearing flat-irons on our heads would keep us from growing up. But buds will be roses, and kittens, cats, - more's the pity!

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!

Politics is downstream from culture and not the other way around.

The cornerstone of the Roman legionnaires' astonishing fighting spirit can be attributed to their training.

It wasn't going to be our day on the night.

Offended self-love never forgives.

Truth, like surgery, may hurt, but it cures.

Forgiveness is manifested mercy; it is live in action - not love based on a feeling, but love based on a decision, an intentional choice to obey God.

I value my health and my happiness. And I've realized exercise can give me both of those things.

A gray day provides the best light.

We go forward looking in the rearview mirror.

I would say 90 percent of my mail and phone calls are from people who want some kind of help or succor or commitment from me to do something.