A novelist's characters must be with him as he lies down to sleep, and as he wakes from his dreams. He must learn to hate them and to love them.

I believe journalism is coming to be regarded as quite a respectable occupation for gentlemen nowadays.

I think I owe my life to cork soles.

A man can't do what he likes with his coverts.

High rank and soft manners may not always belong to a true heart.

This habit of reading, I make bold to tell you, is your pass to the greatest, the purest, and the most perfect pleasure that God has prepared for His creatures. It lasts when all other pleasures fade. It will support you when all other recreations are gone. It will last until your death. It will make your hours pleasant to you as long as you live.

It is very hard, that necessity of listening to a man who says nothing