A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonKeep unscathed the good name; keep out of peril the honor without which even your battered old soldier who is hobbling into his grave on half-pay and a wooden leg would not change with Achilles.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonChildhood and genius have the same master organ in common - inquisitiveness.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonIt 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.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton