“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”

“I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.”

“I am lonely, sometimes, but I dare say it's good for me…”

“I for one don't want to be ranked among idiots, felons, and minors any longer, for I am none of them.”

“Well, I am happy, and I won't fret, but it does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants…”

“Now I am beginning to live a little and feel less like a sick oyster at low tide.”

“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.”