“Life always gets harder towards the summit - the cold increases, responsibility increases”

“Always present yourself as a woman who expects to succeed.”

“Life was life. It happened. You never knew what was going to come at you. Or how you could defend yourself.”

“Edwina always enjoyed a morning ride. Some mornings she rode the horse, and some mornings she rode the groom.”

“The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.”

“My dear girl, you must cultivate a taste for the finer things. Civilized pleasures give meaning to life.”

“This parting cannot be for long; for those who love as we do cannot be parted. We shall always be united in thought, and thought is a great magnet. I have often spoken to thee of reason, now i speak to thee of faith”