“There are a great many people who do not understand things so there is no use in telling them.”

“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.”

“Velvet carpet," sighed Anne luxuriously, "and silk curtains! I've dreamed of such things, Diana. But do you know I don't believe I feel very comfortable with them after all. There are so many things in this room and all so splendid that there is no scope for imagination. That is one consolation when you are poor--there are so many more things you can imagine about.”

“She asked me what made me do such a thing. That is an awkward question because I often can't tell what makes me do things. Sometimes I do them just to find out what I feel like doing them. And sometimes I do them because I want to have some exciting things to tell my grandchildren.”

“there's no use trying to live in other people's opinions. The only thing to do is live in your own.”

“She makes me love her and I like people who make me love them. It saves me so much trouble making myself love them”

“People laugh at me because I use big words. But if you have big ideas, you have to use big words to express them, haven't you?”