A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.

A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.

When stuck in the river, it is best to dive and swim to the bank yourself before someone drops a large stone on your chest in an attempt to hoosh you there.

Time for a little something.

She also considered very seriously what she would look like in a little cottage in the middle of the forest, dressed in a melancholy gray and holding communion only with the birds and trees; a life of retirement away from the vain world; a life into which no man came. It had its attractions, but she decided that gray did not suit her.

If possible, try to find a way to come downstairs that doesn't involve going bump, bump, bump, on the back of your head.

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.