Father asked us what was God's noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
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 wants…
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.
