“But Julia hasn’t a bit of tact; and men, I find, require a great deal. They purr if you rub them the right way and spit if you don’t. (That isn’t a very elegant metaphor. I mean it figuratively.)” — Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs Copy Share Image
“I’m a foreigner in the world and I don’t understand the language. It’s a miserable feeling. I’ve had it all my life. At the… — Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs Copy Share Image
“It’s a relief not having to thank Somebody for every mouthful you eat. (I dare say I’m blasphemous; but you’d be, too, if you’d… — Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs Copy Share Image
“But Julia hasn’t a bit of tact; and men, I find, require a great deal. They purr if you rub them the right way… — Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs Copy Share Image
“You mustn’t get me used to too many luxuries. One doesn’t miss what one has never had; but it’s awfully hard going without things… — Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs Copy Share Image
“Life is monotonous enough at best; you have to eat and sleep about so often. But imagine how DEADLY monotonous it would be if… — Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs Copy Share Image
“The way people are forever rolling their eyes to heaven and saying: “Perhaps it’s all for the best,” when they are perfectly dead sure… — Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs Copy Share Image
“I don’t agree with the theory that adversity and sorrow and disappointment develop moral strength. The happy people are the ones who are bubbling… — Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs Copy Share Image
“I have been thinking about you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest in me after all these years makes me… — Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs Copy Share Image
