"I felt as though I was flying with my invisible escort."Hope
"Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs."Peace
"I would always rather be happy than dignified."Happiness
"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will."Freedom
"Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion."Truth
"I would rather die than live in slavery."Freedom
"I am not an angel, and I will not pretend to be."Truth
"Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs."Wisdom
"I would far rather be excused."Courage
"Better to be without logic than without feeling."Wisdom
"I would almost sooner die than take poison deliberately administered by a supposed friend."Courage
"I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom."
"I would rather be a slave than a pretender."Freedom
"Expect nothing, and you will never be disappointed."Wisdom
"I would not change for all that gold, wealth, or title could give."
"I could not bend into the customary groove."
"I am resolved to be myself."Courage
"I have lived through an age of troubles."Perseverance
"I have experienced what it is to lose everything."
"I would rather suffer with honor than prosper with shame."
"The mind of woman has more capability than is generally credited."
"I have learned that patience brings its own reward."Patience
"I have been tested, and I have endured."Perseverance
"I have learned to distinguish between desire and duty."Wisdom
"I am no angel, nor can I be; but I am honest."