I wish that all those, who on this night are not merry enough to speak before they think, may ever after be grave enough to think before they speak!
Ann RadcliffeTo a generous mind few circumstances are more afflicting than a discovery of perfidy in those whom we have trusted.
Ann RadcliffeWhat has a man's face to do with his character? Can a man of good character help having a disagreeable face?
Ann RadcliffeO! useful may it be to have shewn, that, though the vicious can sometimes pour affliction upon the good, their power is transient and their punishment certain; and that innocence, though oppressed by injustice, shall, supported by patience, finally triumph over misfortune!And, if the weak hand, that has recorded this tale, has, by its scenes, beguiled the mourner of one hour of sorrow, or, by its moral, taught him to sustain it—the effort, however humble, has not been vain, nor is the writer unrewarded.
Ann Radcliffe