I’m afraid I couldn’t like him without a spice of human naughtiness.
The dirt is picturesque, so I don’t mind.
So she enjoyed herself heartily, and found, what isn’t always the case, that her granted wish was all she had hoped.
Now and then, in this workaday world, things do happen in the delightful storybook fashion, and what a comfort that is.
It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.
Prosperity suits some people, and they blossom best in a glow of sunshine; others need the shade, and are the sweeter for a touch of frost.
Dear me! how happy and good we’d be, if we had no worries!
The small hopes and plans and pleasures of children should be tenderly respected by grown-up people, and never rudely thwarted or ridiculed.
I shall keep my book on the table here, and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will do me good, and help me through the day.
Many argue; not many converse.
She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable.
Be worthy love, and love will come.
Don’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.
The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.
A kiss for a blow is always best, though it’s not very easy to give it sometimes.
I will make a battering-ram of my head and make my way through this rough and tumble world.
My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
But, Polly, a principle that can’t bear being laughed at, frowned on, and cold-shouldered, isn’t worthy of the name.
One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.
And the good fairy said, I won’t leave you money or pretty dresses but I will leave you the spirit to seek your fortune from your own efforts.