Thank Goodness My Education Was Neglected.

Most People, After One Success, Are So Cringingly Afraid Of Doing Less Well That They Rub All The Edge Off Their Subsequent Work.

I Am Worn To A Raveling.

I Hold An Old-fashioned Notion That A Happy Marriage Is The Crown Of A Woman’s Life.

It Sometimes Happens That The Town Child Is More Alive To The Fresh Beauty Of The Country Than A Child Who Is Country Born

The Place Is Changed Now, And Many Familiar Faces Are Gone, But The Greatest Change Is Myself. I Was A Child Then, I Had No Idea What The World Would Be Like. I Wished To Trust Myself On The Waters And The Sea. Everything Was Romantic In My Imagination. The Woods Were Peopled By The Mysterious Good Folk. The Lords And Ladies Of The Last Century Walked With Me Along The Overgrown Paths, And Picked The Old Fashioned Flowers Among The Box And Rose Hedges Of The Garden.