“Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.”

“Better destroy the body than the soul.'" ~Rosamond”

“Persuasive influences are better than any amount of moralizing.”

“Better lose your life than your soul…”

“A fit queen for that nest of roses was the human flower that adorned it, for a year of love and luxury had ripened her youthful beauty into a perfect bloom. Graceful by nature, art had little to do for her, and, with a woman’s aptitude, she had acquired the polish which society alone can give. Frank and artless as ever, yet less free in speech, less demonstrative in act; full of power and passion, yet still half unconscious of her gifts; beautiful with the beauty that wins the heart as well as satisfies the eye, yet unmarred by vanity or affectation. She now showed fair promise of becoming all that a deep and tender heart, an ardent soul and a gracious nature could make her, once life had tamed and taught her more.”

“…it is so much better to work for others than for one's self alone.”

“Right Jo better be happy old maids than unhappy wives or unmaidenly girls running about to find husbands.”