Autumn glows upon us like a splendid evening; it is the very sunset of the year.

I place flowers in the very first rank of simple pleasures; and I have no very good opinion of the hard worldly people who take no delight in them.

Does it not appear to you versatility is the true and rare characteristic of that rare thing called genius-versatility and playfulness? In my mind they are both essential.

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

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

That bad letters of every kind arise from want of the habit of thinking, I cannot doubt.

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