'Oh, poor, poor fellow!' said Mrs. Elliot with a remorse that was sincere, though her congratulations would not have been.

One grows accustomed to being praised, or being blamed, or being advised, but it is unusual to be understood.

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.

Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the expense of joy.

Science explained people, but could not understand them. After long centuries among the bones and muscles it might be advancing to knowledge of the nerves, but this would never give understanding

Only connect!...Only connect the prose and the passion.

An efficiency-regime cannot be run without a few heroes stuck about it to carry off the dullness - much as plums have to be put into bad pudding to make it palatable.