A Gothic building engenders true religion ... The light, falling through colored glass, the singular forms of the architecture, unite to give a silent image of that infinite mystery which the soul for ever feels, and never comprehends.
Taste is to literature what bon ton is in society.
Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.
It is difficult to grow old gracefully.
There is no second country for an Englishman, except a ship and the sea.
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.