[On Elizabeth Barrett Browning:] ... for finish, and melody of versification, there is nothing approaching to Miss Barrett in this day, or in any other - also for diction. Her words paint.

[On Elizabeth Barrett Browning:] Her sweetness of character is even beyond her genius.

Trees and children are, of all living things, those whose growth soonest makes one feel one's age.

I have still the best comforts of life - books and friendships - and I trust never to lose my relish for either.

No fear of forgetting the good-humoured faces that meet us in our walks each day.

Well, great authors are great people - but I believe that they are best seen at a distance.

I have had a great misfortune; my dear old dog is dead.