When you borrow on your character, it is your character that you leave in pawn.

No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.

The secret of fashion is to surprise and never to disappoint.

What ever our wandering our happiness will always be found within a narrow compass, and in the middle of the objects more immediately within our reach.

Childhood and genius have the same master organ in common - inquisitiveness.

It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents - except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.

It is destiny phrase of the weak human heart! 'It is destiny' dark apology for every error! The strong and virtuous admit no destiny