“Love and LoyaltyIf ever men and women are their simplest, sincerest selves, it is when suffering softens the one, and sympathy strengthens the other.”

“One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.”

“…men never forgive like women.”

“Dan clung to her in speechless gratitude, feeling the blessedness of mother love, — that divine gift which comforts, purifies, and strengthens all who seek it.”

“The youngest, aged twelve, could not conceal her disappointment, and turned away, feeling as so many of us have felt when we discover that our idols are very extraordinary men and women.”

“It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.”

“Dear me! If only men and women would trust, understand and help as my children do, what a capital place `the world would be!”