Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.

I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.

I don't think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn't someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven't, I claim the credit myself.)

Ramses had always been fond of Helen, in his peculiar fashion, but if he had looked at me as he was looking at her, I would have sent for a constable.

a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.

Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.

That's maturity-when you realize that you've finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.