“She sincerely wishes success, for her new life, and intends that no failure of effort, temper, or spirits on her part will jeopardise it.”
“Her failure was a useful preliminary to success.”
“A woman makes her own end; she must embrace her true spirit and be what nature has intended of her, in matters of love and otherwise~~Jeni Decker-Lopez, The Peacock”
“A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups and downs, which were both comic and pathetic.”
“People think that the opposite of success is failure, but it's not. Failure is part of the process of success.”
“Ruth wiped her eyes. Successful at a price? Forgiven but damaged? She wished so much more for her baby sister.”