if you have once thoroughly bored somebody it is next to impossible to unbore him.
Elizabeth von ArnimKeep quiet and say one's prayers-certainly not merely the best, but the only things to do if one would be truly happy; but, ashamed of asking when I have received so much, the only form of prayer I would use would be a form of thanksgiving.
Elizabeth von ArnimWell, I for one am unable to imagine how anybody who lives with an intelligent and devoted dog can every be lonely.
Elizabeth von Arnim