In the hearts of witches, love and hate lie close together and often tumble over each other.

Above all things, I delight in listening to stories, and sometimes in telling them.

All is loss that comes between us and Christ.

The possession of wealth is, as it were, prepayment, and involves an obligation of honor to the doing of correspondent work.

I do not myself believe there is any misfortune. What men call such is merely the shadowside of a good.

Somehow, I can't say how, it tells me that all is right; that it is coming to swallow up all cries.

Were I asked, what is a fairytale? I should reply, Read Undine: that is a fairytale.