A perfect God is the creation of a conceited man

To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius.

Sara could commit adultery at one end and weep for her sins at the other, and enjoy both operations at once.

Where can one find a profounder desolation than in the poor child who has lost its mother?

It is the tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know - and the less a man knows, the more sure he is that he knows everything.

It was as dark as the inside of a cabinet minister.

A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth rather than arguments.