- "But every one knew that Jim and Della's home was a harbor for friendship, and so the little home shone ggayly with twinkling fires."
- "The next two hours tripped by on rosy wings. Forget the hashed metaphor. She was everything good, and goodness shines in any setting, as does she in words of a mediocre man; and better in deeds of a modest one that defy techincal phrase."