“At twenty-five, girls begin to talk about being old maids, but secretly resolve that they never will be; at thirty they say nothing about it, but quietly accept the fact, and, if sensible, console themselves by remembering that they have twenty more useful, happy years, in which they may be learning to grow old gracefully.  Don’t laugh at the spinsters, for often very tender, tragical romances are hidden away in hearts that beat so quietly under the sober gowns, and many silent sacrifices of youth, health, ambition, love itself, make the faded faces beautiful in God’s sight.  Even the sad, sour sisters should be kindly dealt with, because they have missed the sweetest part of life.”  -Little Women

So, so true.