It is deplorable...to remove all the romance - all the mystery!

Coffee in England always tastes like a chemistry experiment.

Best of an island is once you get there - you can't go any farther...you've come to the end of things.

The out-of-date returns in due course as the picturesque.

The steamship whose machinery is broken may be brought into port and made fast to the dock. She is safe, but not sound. Repairs may last a long time. Christ designs to make us both safe and sound. Justification gives the first - safety; sanctification gives us the second - soundness.

Many homicidal lunatics are very quiet, unassuming people. Delightful fellows.

Writing is a great comfort to people like me, who are unsure of themselves and have trouble expressing themselves properly.