"Sorry" only counts for that which it cannot alter.
'A sound Conservative government,' said Taper, musingly. 'I understand: Tory men and Whig measures.'
I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.
Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd.
Beauty can inspire miracles.
Of all unfortunate men one of the unhappiest is a middling author endowed with too lively a sensibility for criticism.