“I think it may truly said that if you are tired of San Francisco, you are tired of life.”

“Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art.”

“You'll have to learn to forgive," he said. "For if you don't, you know what will happen?""What, Doctor?" I croaked, for my outburst had exhausted me."It will destroy you," he said as he handed me the tea.A tear came into my eye when he said it for I knew it was true and I would have loved to be able to do it (not because of its destroying me but because it was right, and deep down I knew that) but I couldn't and the more I thought of it the more the blood came coursing to my head so that whenever I'd write I'd find myself clutching the pencil so tight I broke the lead how many times I don't know, hundreds.”

“When I am at my work each dayIn the fields so fresh and greenI often think of riches and the way things might have beenBut believe me when I tell you when I get home each dayI'm as happy as a sandboy with my wee cup of tay”

“You will have your duty in the bedchamber. Now, Emily, I warn you it will not be pleasant. It will hurt, and be rather messy. You must lie back and do as your husband tells you, and it will soon be over.”“Mama!” Emily groaned. “I don‟t really need to know—”“No, Emily, let me finish. There are ways to make it easier. I used to close my eyes and plan a party.”

“May you have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.”

“If you do not love, you will not be alive; if you love effectively, you will be killed.”