When I was young I had no means or time, and now I have the means and time, I have no youth. — Bess Streeter Aldrich Irony Copy Share Image
Except for our higher order of minds we are like the little moles under the earth carrying out blindly the work of… — Bess Streeter Aldrich Copy Share Image
They are the most painful tears in the world ... the tears of the aged ... for they come from dried beds… — Bess Streeter Aldrich Age Copy Share Image
“...Uncle Harry Wentworth's dollar was turned deep under the sod. But though the sun shone on it and the rain fell, nothing… — Bess Streeter Aldrich Human soul Copy Share Image
“Betty, who had found an old battered doll, was sitting quietly in the corner and industriously endeavoring to pick its one eye… — Bess Streeter Aldrich Doll Copy Share Image
“Ella held herself rigidly against all emotion until she arrived at the dark haven of her room. Then she threw herself across… — Bess Streeter Aldrich Copy Share Image
Our souls may all be equal in the sight of the Lord, but our gumption and ingenuity ain't. So the results of… — Bess Streeter Aldrich Copy Share Image
“He [Sam] wrote it with great flourishes, his hand making many dizzy elliptical journeys before it settled down to make a elaborate… — Bess Streeter Aldrich Copy Share Image
Some girls are apparently born with dates; some through much personal activity, achieve them; but others seem by necessity to have dates… — Bess Streeter Aldrich Copy Share Image