“If nature has made you for a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out o...”

“He sat down in his chair by the fire and began to chat, as was his habit before he and his wife parted to dress for dinner. When he was out during the day he often looked forward to these chats, an...”

“Mrs. Warren allowed her book to fall closed upon her lap, and her attractive face awakened to an expression of agreeable expectation, in itself denoting the existence of interesting and desirable q...”

“Hang in there. It is astonishing how short a time it can take for very wonderful things to happen.”

“I wish I was friends with things," he said at last, "but I'm not. I never had anything to be friends with, and I can't bear people.”

“My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they're rich and important.”

“There is nothing so nice as supposing. It's almost like being a fairy. If you suppose anything hard enough it seems as if it were real.”

“Perhaps you can feel if you cant hear, was her fancy. Perhaps kind thoughts reach people somehow, even through windows and doors and walls. Perhaps you feel a little warm and comforted, and dont kn...”

“I dare say it is rather hard to be a rat, she mused. Nobody likes you. People jump and run away and scream out: Oh, a horrid rat! I shouldnt like people to scream and jump and say: Oh, a horrid Sar...”

“To let a sad thought or a bad one get into your mind is as dangerous as letting a scarlet fever germ get into your body. If you let it stay there after it has got in you may never get over it as lo...”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”