I have always known what I wanted and that was beauty... in every form.
[On alcohol:] Total abstinence is an impossibility and ... it will not do to insist on it as a general practice.
What you say of the pride of giving life to an immortal soul is very fine...
Being married gives one one's position like nothing else can.
Oh! was ever woman so blessed as I am.
Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly...
As a child I understood how to give, I have forgotten this grace since I...
