"Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion."

"It is very unfair to judge any body's conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation."

"Each found her greatest safety in silence."

"Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves."

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself."

"I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing."