Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

Men fear death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other.

There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and cats.

'I can't believe that people really prefer to go to the concert hall under intellectually trying, socially trying, physically trying conditions, unable to repe…

Verse sweetens toil, however rude the sound; She feels no biting pang the while she sings; Nor, as she turns the giddy wheel around, Revolves the sad vicissitu…