“Like me!" I said. "I have to work hard, too. Why, I haven't thrown manure in over two months!”

“Almost dying is awfully easy. It's the living that's hard.”

“This, I thought, was true love. Someone who made you happy without saying a word.”

“Mr.Clayton?Didn't you see her ears?You mean ears turning bright red means you're in love?I don't know, he mumbles, and looks down, his ears are bright red.”

“Papa always said you make your own luck.And maybe you do.”

“Miss Hepplewhite looked pained."Miss Peck," she said at last, "a young lady should never, ever, under any circumstances whatsoever, run. Should you find yourself in a situation where you are at risk, it is always preferable to faint.”

“He alone had the courage to do what was right.”