"I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything."
"After all, life hasn't much to offer except youth, and I suppose for older people, the love of youth in others."
"Show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy."
"A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as carefully as if she were plain."
"It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living."
"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."