No one loves me, - no one cares for me, but you, mother.

A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.

But the future must be met, however stern and iron it be.

Margaret was not a ready lover, but where she loved she loved passionately, and with no small degree of jealousy.

And so she shuddered away from the threat of his enduring love. What did he mean? Had she not the power to daunt him? She would see. It was more daring than became a man to threaten her.

What other people may think of the rightness or wrongness is nothing in comparison to my own deep knowledge, my innate conviction that it was wrong.

I wanted to see the place where Margaret grew to what she is, even at the worst time of all, when I had no hope of ever calling her mine.

Mr. Thorton love Margaret! Why, Margraret would never think of him, I'm sure! Such a thing has never entered her head." "Entering her heart would do.

She freshens me up above a bit. Who'd ha thought that face - as bright and as strong as the angel I dream of - could have known the sorrow she speaks on? I wonder how she'll sin. All on us must sing.

I dare say there's many a woman makes as sad a mistake as I have done, and only finds it out too late.

He swallowed down the dry choking sobs which had been heaving up from his heart hitherto ...

You’re always making up stuff from the past, ” she said. “And the stuff you imagine is always better than the stuff that actually happened.

You will be a beautiful person, as long as you see the beauty in others.

If you can't make a mark make a dent.

When we think too much about the opinions of others, we are letting them edit a book God has written.

Life would be pretty boring if we didn't have vices.

I believe in geographic cures - they allow you to throw all your cards in the air and see where they land, then pick them back up and deal them again.

I really love being alive. I love my family and my work. I love the opportunity I have to do things. That's what happiness is.

Hoping gets you nothing in life. If you want more in life it’s your job to earn it.

I don't like lifts and will walk up 20 flights of stairs if I have to. Crowded rooms make me uncomfortable, too, although I can sing to a stadium full of thousands of people no bother.

I've already started saying that I'm 30 when I'm still 29. That way, I'm already there.