How many good books suffer neglect through the inefficiency of their beginnings!

The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of Artist

How much more intense is the excitement wrought in the feelings of a crowd by the contemplation of human agony, than that brought about by the most appalling spectacles of inanimate matter.

Sensations are the great things, after all. Should you ever be drowned or hung, be sure and make a note of your sensations; they will be worth to you ten guineas a sheet.

The depth lies in the valleys where we seek her, and not upon the mountain-tops where she is found.

Blood was its Avatar and its seal.

I have made no money. I am as poor now as ever I was in my life - except in hope, which is by no means bankable.