If you aren't sure who you are, you might as well work on who you want to be.

In nature we see where God has been. In our fellow man, we see where He is still at work.

Eventually you realize that your whole life up to now has been preparation, and you begin to suspect that the rest might be preparation, too.

If God had intended me to make excuses for who I am, He would have given me better excuses.

Why try to be someone you're not? Life is hard enough without adding impersonation to the skills required.

The purpose of life is to have a life with purpose.

Some people go through life trying to find out what the world holds for them only to find out too late that it's what they bring to the world that really counts.

Red hair is my life long sorrow.

It's bad enough to feel insignificant, but it's unbearable to have it grained into your soul that you will never, can never, be anything but insignificant…

In the elder days of art Builders wrought with greatest care Each minute and unseen part, For the gods see everywhere

It is hard to understand why work should be called a curse—until one remembers what bitterness forced or uncongenial labour is. But the work for which we are fitted—which we feel we are sent into the world to do—what a blessing it is and what fullness of joy it holds.

But I don't want to be a different girl, said Emily decidedly. She had no intention of lowering the Starr flag to Aunt Ruth. I wouldn't want to be anybody but myself even if I am plain. Besides, she added impressively as she turned to go out of the room, though I may not be very good-looking now, when I go to heaven I believe I'll be very beautiful.