She was short on intellect, but long on shape.
One cannot rest except after steady practice.
A good jolly is worth what you pay for it.
If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable.
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."
After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity.