I will not leave you until I have seen you hanged.
The only people who can be excused for letting a bad book loose on the world are the poor devils who have to write for a living.
Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.
Frankly, it's good enough to lock up in a drawer.
When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.