When I was nearly twelve years old, my kind mistress sickened and died.

There are no bonds so strong as those which are formed by suffering together

The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.

There are wrongs which even the grave does not bury.

When they told me my new-born babe was a girl, my heart was heavier than it had ever been before. Slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women.

Cruelty is contagious in uncivilized communities.

My master had power and law on his side; I had a determined will. There is might in each.

No pen can give an adequate description of the all-pervading corruption produced by slavery.

The degradation, the wrongs, the vices, that grow out of slavery, are more than I can describe. They are greater than you would willingly believe.

Hot weather brings out snakes and slaveholders, and I like one class of the venomous creatures as little as I do the other.

I would rather drudge out my life on a cotton plantation, till the grave opened to give me rest, than to live with an unprincipled master and a jealous mistress.

If you only show me a part of you, I'll only love that part.

A cord that remains, always. in many ways...

Each daily improvement should have a means by which it can be measured so you can see and feel yourself growing

When the productive lands lose their essence, our productive lives shall least have essence!

The bereaved cannot communicate with the unbereaved.

I played a kid's game, I got to do it at the beach, and I was able to support my family. I consider myself incredibly lucky.

Sometimes I dress like what I want for lunch, because all I can think about is having a tuna sandwich.

We almost need to cultivate - I hate to sound New Age-y - but to cultivate a positive bias, and really work to focus on those things and notice those things that are wonderful and uplifting.

You got all your friends, I got a TV set.

I'm a full-time mom. I've never felt as prepared, as before maternity.