You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wantsβ¦
Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say no when they mean yes, and drive a man out of his wits just for the fun of it. --Laurie
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.
