Margaret Deland

“A sneer is like a flame; it may occasionally be curative because it cauterizes, but it leaves a bitter scar.”

“One must desire something to be alive: perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death.”

“Conscience that isn't hitched up to common sense is a mighty dangerous thing.”

“Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.”

“Convictions do not imply reasons.”

“A pint can't hold a quart - if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.”