We've all of us got to meet the devil alone. Temptation is a lonely business.

men love their wives not because of their virtues, but in spite of them.

it's better to be crazy on one point and happy, than sane on all points and unhappy.

The insolence of time is like a blow in the face from an unseen enemy.

the profession of the ministry is like matrimony: if it is possible for you to keep out of it, it's a sign that you've no business to go into it!

I'm not to blame for an old body, but I would be to blame for an old soul. An old soul is a shameful thing.

... some of the things floating about in the Well of Memory are not worth recording.