“You should always be well and bright, for so you do your best work and you have so much beautiful work to do. The world needs it, and you must give it!”

“I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night.”

“Such lovely warmth of thought and delicacy of colour are beyond all praise, and equally beyond all thanks!”

“You should always be well and bright, for so you do your best work and you have so much beautiful work to do. The world needs it, and you must give it!”