She had gained a reputation for beauty, and (which is often another thing) was beautiful.

Every man, however obscure, however far removed from the general recognition, is one of a group of men impressible for good, and impressible for evil, and it is in the nature of things that he cannot really improve himself without in some degree improving other men.

Scattered wits take a long time in picking up.

To close the eyes, and give a seemly comfort to the apparel of the dead, is poverty's holiest touch of nature.

What greater gift than the love of a cat.

All of us have wonders hidden in our breasts, only needing circumstances to evoke them.

It being a remarkable fact in theatrical history, but one long since established beyond dispute, that it is a hopeless endeavor to attract people to a theatre unless they can be first brought to believe that they will never get in.