You Mayn't Get The Things

[anne, Commenting On City Life] "i Think I Would Probably Come To The Conclusion That I'd Like It For A While... But In The End, I'd Still Prefer The Sound Of The Wind In The Firs Across The Brook More Than The Tinkling Of Crystal.

I'd Rather Look Ridiculous When Everybody Else Does Than Plain And Sensible All By Myself.

It Makes You Feel Very Virtuous When You Forgive People, Doesn't It?

I Doubt If I Shall Ever Have Time To Read The Book Again -- There Are Too Many New Ones Coming Out All The Time Which I Want To Read. Yet An Old Book Has Something For Me Which No New Book Can Ever Have -- For At Every Reading The Memories And Atmosphere Of Other Readings Come Back And I Am Reading Old Years As Well As An Old Book.

That Is One Consolation When You Are Poor—there Are So Many More Things You Can Imagine About.