There are only three things I can do - make a dress, decorate a house, and entertain people.
“Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they don't, or they wouldn't have to say they did.”
“The simplicity and uniformity of rural occupations, and their incessant practice, preclude any anxieties and agitations of hope and fear, to which employments of a more precarious and casual nature are subject.”