Will they reach the nursery in time? If so, how delightful for them, and we shall all breathe a sigh of relief, but there will be no story. On the other hand, if they are not in time, I solemnly promise that it will all come right in the end.

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.

Next moment he was standing erect on the rock again, with that smile on his face and a drum beating within him. It was saying, "To die will be an awfully big adventure.

In England, justice is open to all - like the Ritz Hotel.

You find a glimmer of happiness in this world, there's always someone who wants to destroy it.

Has it ever struck you that trout bite best on the Sabbath? God's critters tempting decent men.

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.