But the hobbledehoy, though he blushes when women address him, and is uneasy even when he is near them, though he is not master ofhis limbs in a ball-room, and is hardly master of his tongue at any time, is the most eloquent of beings, and especially eloquent among beautiful women.

A woman's life is not perfect or whole till she has added herself to a husband. Nor is a man's life perfect or whole till he has added to himself a wife.

Don't let love interfere with your appetite. It never does with mine.

Of Dickens' style it is impossible to speak in praise. It is jerky, ungrammatical, and created by himself in defiance of rules... No young novelist should ever dare to imitate the style of Dickens.

Wine is valued for its price, not its flavor.

I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.

The Church of England is the only church in the world that interferes neither with your politics nor your religion