“In a good mood I call my hair Chestnut with Gold Glints. In a bad mood, I call it mousy brown”

“He's always had more than his fair share of what we call cheek and what Americans call can-do spirit.”

“Have you ever noticed that when your mind is awakened or drawn to someone new, that person's name suddenly pops up everywhere you go? My friend Sophie calls it coincidence, and Mr. Simpless, my parson friend, calls it Grace. He thinks that if one cares deeply about someone or something new one throws a kind of energy out into the world, and "fruitfulness" is drawn in. ”

“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books.”

“It was not a windy day, my hair always looks like that.”

“All my life I thought that the story was over when the hero and heroine were safely engaged -- after all, what's good enough for Jane Austen ought to be good enough for anyone. But it's a lie. The story is about to begin, and every day will be a new piece of the plot. ”

“I much prefer whining to counting my blessings.”