Mark Twain said (particularly about Pink Marsh): "I have been reading him again, and my admiration overflows all limits. ... How effortless the limning! It is as if the work did itself, without help of the master's hand."

Do unto yourself as your Neighbours do unto Themselves and look Pleasant.

If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable.

Nothing is Improbable until it moves into the Past Tense.

A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.

A good jolly is worth what you pay for it.

Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Home when it comes to Wearing what you like.