“I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path.”

“Wild animals passed on their way under the leaves; each track was an arterial road; and when I stooped and looked at the earth close to, I saw, from leaf to leaf and flower to flower, a moving host of insects.”

“We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.”

“Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself- and thus make yourself indispensable.”

“He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.”

“The most beaten paths are certainly the surest, but do not hope to start much game on them.”

“The truth is, I hoped the cure would dislike me. I tried to think of disagreeable things to say to him -- I could hit on nothing that wasn't charming. It's wonderful how hard I find it not to be fascinating.”