Melissa

“All that is good in me I owe to God alone, whose fatherly action is continuous and is so plainly visible in my life that, in spite of great trials and this recent sorrow — the greatest of all — I can still offer Him fervent thanks and must try in future to transform my soul and life to His service.”
― Elisabeth Leseur, Secret Diary of Elisabeth Leseur

“What right have you to be merry? what reason have you to be merry? You're poor enough. Come then, returned the nephew gaily. What right have you to be morose? You're rich enough.”
― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

“Of course you do, child," said mother. "Families were made to cling together, and stand by each other in every circumstance of life—joy or sorrow. Of course you need your family.”
― Gene Stratton-Porter, Gene Stratton-Porter’s Collected Works: A Girl Of The Limberlost, Laddie, A Daughter of the Land, Freckles, and More!

“This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.”
― Sid Ziff