What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want to nose 'em out.

Life is made up of compromises.

Ah, good conversation - there's nothing like it, is there? The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.

In the rotation of crops there was a recognized season for wild oats; but they were not sown more than once.

Yes, you have been away a very long time.' 'Oh, centuries and centuries; so long,' she said, 'that I'm sure I'm dead and buried and this dear old place is heaven.

It frightened him to think what must have gone to the making of her eyes.

I'm not much interested in travelling scholarships for women - or in fact in scholarships, tout court! - they'd much better stay at home and mind the baby. Still less am I interested in scholarships for female Yids.