"in the midst of despair we performed the tasks of hope."

"This, I thought, is power! Not to be strong of limb, hard of heart, ferocious, and daring; but kind, compassionate and soft."

"The event of my imagination, now in the wildest play, suggested the following train of ideas."

"I was born with a love for the marvellous."

"Let us live for each other and for happiness; let us seek peace in our dear home, near the inland murmur of streams, and the gracious waving of trees, the beauteous vesture of earth, and sublime pagea…"