...the uncomfortable appearance of a girl who was rapidly shooting up into a woman and didn't like it.

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!

People do change, sometimes we just choose not to notice it.

Judge tenderly, if you must. There is usually a side you have not heard, a story you know nothing about, and a battle waged that you are not having to fight.

Countering violent extremism and destroying ISIS must be done primarily by Muslim nations with the strong support of their global partners.

To listen to your own silence is the key to comedy.

If Christians cannot extend grace through faithful presence within the body of believers, they will not be able to extend grace to those outside.

None of us could believe what Trump was doing - because no one had ever seen anyone do it that way before.

I need to show the world that my final goal is to perform huge concerts like Madonna.

The lonely sunsets flare forlorn Down valleys dreadly desolate; The lonely mountains soar in scorn As still as death, as stern as fate.

God is with me. Jesus is near. The Spirit is greater than my fear.

I was born on Nov. 4, which is election day ... my birthday has made more men and sent more back to honest work than any other days in the year.