“Do you forget that I am your sister?” “No; I’ve never been granted the opportunity to forget it.”

“No one could have called Mr. Standen quick-witted, but the possession of three sisters had considerably sharpened his instinct of self-preservation.”

“Keeping bad company is like being in a germ-infested area. You never know what you’ll catch.”

“By the time you read this letter, these words will be those of the past. The me of now is gone.”

“It was the golden time of year. Every day the leaves grew brighter, the air sharper, the grass more brilliant. The sunsets seemed to expand and melt and stretch for hours, and the brick façades glowed pink, and everything got bluer. How many perfect autumns did a person get?”

“It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.”

“When you take the step towards your dreams you will be met with fears because you have never traveled this way before. As you go, you will discover that you had nothing to fear. Through overcoming your fears you give those that follow you hope that if they pursue their dreams, they will achieve their dreams.”

“And I rose In rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days...”