Imagination took the reins, and reason, slow-paced, though sure-footed, was unequal to a race with so eccentric and flighty a companion.

Never shall I recollect the occasion he gave me of displeasure, without feeling it renewed.

Misery is a guest that we are glad to part with, however certain of her speedy return.

She [Evelina] is not, indeed, like most modern young ladies; to be known in half an hour; her modest worth, and fearful excellence, require both time and encouragement to show themselves.

Nothing is so delicate as the reputation of a woman; it is at once the most beautiful and most brittle of all human things.

There si nothing upon the face of the earth so insipid as a medium. Give me love or hate! A friend that will go to jail for me, or an enemy that will run me through the body!

To a heart formed for friendship and affection the charms of solitude are very short-lived.