Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.
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.
Dear me! how happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!
