Surprises are like misfortunes or herrings - they rarely come single.

Imagination is to love what gas is to the balloon-that which raises it from earth.

One would think that an unsuccessful volume was like a degree in the school of reviewing. One unread work makes the judge bitter enough; but a second failure, and he is quite desperate in his damnation. I do believe one half of the injustice - the severity of 'the ungentle craft' originates in its own want of success: they cannot forgive the popularity which has passed them over.

Delicious tears! The heart's own dew.

of all the follies that we can commit, the greatest is to hesitate.

It is strange what society will endure from its idols.

How very satisfactory those discussions must be, where each party retains their own opinion!