Her book of "Impressions" reflected the changes which had taken place
in the complexion of her mind during these years. Among its entries
were the following:-
People talk about following a divine law of love, when they wish to
excuse their brute impulses and break social and civil codes.
No love is sanctioned by God, which shatters human hearts.
Fathers are only distantly related to their children; love for the
male parent is a matter of education.
The devil macadamises all his pavements.
A natural child has no place in an unnatural world.
When we cannot respect our parents, it is difficult to keep our ideal
of God.
Love is a mushroom, and lust is its poisonous counterpart.
It is a pity that people who despise civilisation should be so
uncivil as to stay in it. There is always darkest Africa.
The extent of a man's gallantry depends on the goal. He follows the
good woman to the borders of Paradise and leaves her with a polite
bow; but he follows the bad woman to the depths of hell.
It is easy to trust in God until he permits us to suffer. The
dentist seems a skilled benefactor to mankind when we look at his
sign from the street. When we sit in his chair he seems a brute,
armed with devil's implements.
An anonymous letter is the bastard of a diseased mind.
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