We do not claim that punning is legitimate wit. Wit consists in combination of ideas, punning in combination of words only. We wonder at the one, but…

- Harriet Hosmer

[On leaving the U.S. for Italy:] I ought to be accomplishing thrice as much as now, and feel that I am soul-bound and thought-bound in this land of d…

- Harriet Hosmer

A pun, like champagne, loses its sparkle when too long drawn out. Its flash is its savor.

- Harriet Hosmer

I honor every woman who has strength enough to step out of the beaten path when she feels that her walk lies in another.

- Harriet Hosmer

Words are cold and formal things.

- Harriet Hosmer

Even if so inclined, an artist has no business to marry. For a man, it may be well enough, but for a woman, on whom matrimonial duties and cares weig…

- Harriet Hosmer