“…nothing seemed impossible in the beginning…”

“Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.”

“…tomorrow was her birthday, and she was thinking how fast the years went by, how old she was getting, and how little she seemed to have accomplished. Almost twenty-five and nothing to show for it.”

“Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.”

“...and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.”

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

“There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear or shame make slaves of us all, as you will find when you try your experiment," said Tempest with a bitter smile.Law and custom I know nothing of, public opinion I despise, and shame and fear I defy, for everyone has a right to be happy in their own way.”