There is a mystery about this which stimulates the imagination; where there is no imagination there is no horror.

A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.

I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather.

I think that I had better go, Holmes." "Not a bit, doctor. Stay where you are. I am lost without my Boswell.

So complex is the human spirit that it can itself scarce discern the deep springs which impel it to action.

I feel that there is reason lurking in you somewhere, so we will patiently grope round for it.

It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.