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

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

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.

Our English people are much addicted to raising idols, and then revenging themselves on their own idolatry by knocking down and demolishing the poor bits of wood and stone that they had worshipped as gods. How many literary reputations have been so treated!

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

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

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