Nothing In The World Is

She Did Not Care Very Much For Other Little Girls, But If She Had Plenty Of Books She Could Console Herself.

Never Did She Find Anything So Difficult As To Keep Herself From Losing Her Temper When She Was Suddenly Disturbed While Absorbed In A Book. People Who Are Fond Of Books Know The Feeling Of Irritation Which Sweeps Over Them At Such A Moment. The Temptation To Be Unreasonable And Snappish Is One Not Easy To Manage.

Perhaps You Can Feel If You Can’t Hear,” Was Her Fancy. “perhaps Kind Thoughts Reach People Somehow, Even Through Windows And Doors And Walls. Perhaps You Feel A Little Warm And Comforted, And Don’t Know Why, When I Am Standing Here In The Cold And Hoping You Will Get Well And Happy Again.

Whatever Comes," She Said, "cannot Alter One Thing. If I Am A Princess In Rags And Tatters, I Can Be A Princess Inside. It Would Be Easy To Be A Princess If I Were Dressed In Cloth Of Gold, But It Is A Great Deal More Of A Triumph To Be One All The Time When No One Knows It.

So Long As I Know What's Expected Of Me, I Can Manage.