It is only in some corner of the brain which we leave empty that Vice can obtain a lodging. When she knocks at your door be able to say: "No room for your ladyship; pass on.
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 LyttonIt is an error to suppose that courage means courage in everything.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonWhen a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton