Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue.
Henry FieldingTo the composition of novels and romances, nothing is necessary but paper, pens, and ink, with the manual capacity of using them.
Henry FieldingThe life of a coquette is one constant lie; and the only rule by which you can form any correct judgment of them is that they are never what they seem.
Henry FieldingO innocence, how glorious and happy a portion art thou to the breast that possesses thee! thou fearest neither the eyes nor the tongues of men. Truth, the most powerful of all things, is thy strongest friend; and the brighter the light is in which thou art displayed, the more it discovers thy transcendent beauties.
Henry Fielding