The fact is that the intrinsic worth of the book, play or whatever the author is trying to sell is the least, last factor in the the whole transaction.

Vegetarians claim to be immune from most diseases but they have been known to die from time to time.

I have studied him - the wonderful man - and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ he must be called the saviour of humanity.

A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income.

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who ever looks at it when it has been in the house three days?

If we women were particular about men's characters, we should never get married at all.

The danger of crippling thought, the danger of obstructing the formation of the public mind by specially suppressing ... representations is far greater than any real danger that there is from such representations.