“science never cheered up anyone. the human situation is just too awful.”
“The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.”
“Cheerfulness is a sign of a generous and mortified person who forgetting all things, even herself, tries to please her God in all she does for souls. Cheerfulness is often a cloak which hides a life of sacrifice and a continual union with God.”
“He thought her delightful, - freckles, picnic-untidiness and all.”
“Nature is all very well in her place, but she must not be allowed to make things untidy.”