“Happiness is a very pretty thing to feel, but very dry to talk about.”

“MARCH, 1846-- I have at last got the little room I have wanted so long, and am very happy about it. It does me good to be alone, and Mother has made it very pretty and neat for me. My work-basket and desk are by the window, and my closet is full of dried herbs that smell very nice. The door that opens into the garden will be very pretty in summer, and I can run off to the woods when I like.”

“But it is very foolish to ask questions about any young ladies — about any three sisters just grown up; for one knows, without being told, exactly what they are — all very accomplished and pleasing, and one very pretty. There is a beauty in every family. — It is a regular thing”

“We'll go to a place that's quiet and dry and talk about precious things.”

“It is very vulgar to talk about one's business.”

“Sam has brown hair and very, very pretty green eyes. The kind of green that doesn't make a big deal about itself. ”