"A closed mind is a dying mind."

"A stricken tree, a living thing, so beautiful, so dignified, so admirable in its potential longevity, is, next to man, perhaps the most touching of wounded objects."

"Living the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way."

"Life can't defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer's lover until death."

"Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling."

"Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets."

"If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there's something wrong with American politics."

"Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle."

"Writers should be read but not seen. Rarely are they a winsome sight."

"A woman can look both moral and exciting... if she also looks as if it was quite a struggle."