“She was worshiping under the blue sky, to the jubilant chanting of the birds.”
Jean Webster“I'm going to enjoy every second, and I'm going to know I'm enjoying it while I'm enjoying it. Most people don't live; they just race. They are trying to reach some goal far away on the horizon, and in the heat of the going they get so breathless and panting that they lose sight of the beautiful, tranquil country they are passing through; and then the first thing they know, they are old and worn out, and it doesn't make any difference whether they've reached the goal or not.”
Jean Webster“The mere idea that you are not in a place for the rest of your life gives you an awfully unstable feeling. That's why trial marriages would never work. You've got to feel you're in a thing irrevocably and forever in order to buckle down and really put your whole mind into making it a success.”
Jean Webster, Dear Enemy“This is your heart. Keep it locked until the chap turns up who has the key.”
Jean Webster, Just Patty“She was worshiping under the blue sky, to the jubilant chanting of the birds.”
Jean Webster, When Patty Went to College“You must remember that you cannot form your character in a moment, my dear. Character is a plant of slow growth and the seeds must be planted early.”
Jean Webster, When Patty Went to College“Half of the time I don't know what they're talking about”
their jokes seem to relate to a past that everyone but me has shared. I'm a foreigner in the world and I don't understand the language.