Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize.

No, no—there are depths, depths! The more I go over it, the more I see in it, and the more I see in it, the more I fear. I don’t know what I don’t see—what I don’t fear!

To say that she had a book is to say that her solitude did not press upon her; for her love of knowledge had a fertilizing quality and her imagination was strong. There was at this time, however, a want of lightness in her situation, which the arrival of an unexpected visitor did much to dispel.

Of course you're always at liberty to judge the critic. Judge people as critics, however, and you'll condemn them all!

If you haven't had your life what have you had?

She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.

I adore adverbs; they are the only qualifications I really much respect.