Fate is usually swift when she deals a blow.

In the chain of my life, there were so many links, all of which tended towards bringing me to the fulfillment of my destiny.

It is only when we are very happy that we can bear to gaze merrily upon the vast and limitless expanse of water, rolling on and on with such persistent, irritating monotony, to the accompaniment of our thoughts, whether grave or gay.

Odd's fish, m'dear! The man can't even tie his own cravat!

We must prove to the world that we are all nincompoops

...but in every century, and ever since England has been what it is, an Englishman has always felt somewhat ashamed of his own emotion and of his own sympathy.

She, too, had worn a mask in assuming a contempt for him, whilst, as a matter of fact, she completely misunderstood him