“The more I study men, the more I realize that they are nothing in the world but boys grown too big to be spankable.” MenWorldBigsRealizingBoysStudy Book:Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy: Illustrated Source: Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy: Illustrated
“The world is full of happiness, and plenty to go round, if you are only willing to take the kind that comes your way.” IfsWorldWayKindWillingRoundsPlenty Book:Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy: Illustrated Source: Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy: Illustrated
“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.” KnowsWorldSeemsPastLanguageHalfTalkingJokesRelateForeigners Author:Jean Webster
“Is it snowing where you are? All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns. It's late afternoon - the sun is just setting (a cold yellow colour) behind some colder violet hills, and I am up in my window seat using the last light to write to you.” WorldWritingBigsLightLastsWhiteBehindsSunColdLateWindowPopsSettingSnowSettingsHillsColourSeatsWhere You AreYellowAfternoonTowersVioletCornFlakesLate Afternoon Author:Jean Webster
“He and I always think the same things are funny, and that is such a lot; it's dreadful when two people's senses of humour are antagonistic. I don't believe there's any bridging that gulf! And he is--Oh, well! He is just himself, and I miss him, and miss him, and miss him. The whole world seems empty and aching. I hate the moonlight because it's beautiful and he isn't here to see it with me. But maybe you've loved somebody, too, and you know? If you have, I don't need to explain; if you haven't, I can't explain.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWorldNeedsBelieveWellsI CanTwoWholeSeemsBeautifulHateMissingHavensHumourEmptyI HateDon't BelieveSensesWhole WorldMoonlightOh Well Author:Jean Webster
