"To hang our head – ostensibly – And hide our Eyes – and weep – Is but a Ruse – to make our Pain The more acute – and deep –"

"The Tint I cannot take – is best – The Color I can own – Is poorest – Doubtless I am still Too near the Sun –"

"I measure every Grief I meet With narrow, probing, eyes – I wonder if It weighs like Mine – Or has an easier size."

"Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell."

"A Book is the best of Friends — The company of books is profitable."