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

Enthusiasm is very catching, especially when it is very eloquent.

A novel should be as like life as a painting, but not as like life as a piece of waxwork.

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

We may admire people for being wise, but we like them best when they are foolish.

I foresee that the Andersen and Fairy Tale fashion will not last; none of these things away from general nature do.

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