A life spent largely among books, and in the exercise of a literary profession, has very obvious drawbacks, as a subject-matter, when one comes to write about it.

But no man has a monopoly of conscience.

Do we all become garrulous and confidential as we approach the gates of old age? Is it that we instinctively feel, and cannot help asserting, our one advantage over the younger generation, which has so many over us? - the one advantage of time!

As far as intellectual training was concerned, my nine years from seven to sixteen were practically wasted.

A life spent largely among books, and in the exercise of a literary profession, has very obvious drawbacks, as a subject-matter, when one comes to write about it.

praise is a great tonic, and helps most people to do their best.

It became plain very soon after our marriage that ours was to be a literary partnership.