“The general idiocy of mankind is such that they can be swayed by words, and however mortifying, for the present you have to accept the fact as you accept it in the cinema that a film to be a success must have a happy ending.”

“It might be that to surrender to happiness was to accept defeat, but it was a defeat better than many victories.”

“If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.”

“I wonder if you're not over-sensitive about your misfortune. Has it ever struck you to thank God for it? As long as you accept it rebelliously it can only cause you shame. But if you looked upon it as a cross that was given you to bear only because your shoulders were strong enough to bear it, a sign of God's favour, then it would be a source of happiness to you instead of misery.”

“It’s a very funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.”

“She had in point of fact by now made up her mind to accept it, but she well knew that men like to think they decide matters for themselves.”

“Like many another member of the gentle sex, she seems to have been ready enough to accept the perquisites of her position, but saw no reason why she should be asked to give anything in return.”