Put away your gods and come and worship ours, or we will kill you and your gods!
A beast can never be as cruel as a human being, so artistically, so picturesquely cruel.
a man is no example for a woman. It’s a different thing.
It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them — the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.
Suffering is part and parcel of extensive intelligence and a feeling heart.
The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.