Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe best of us being unfit to die, what an unexpressible absurdity to put the worst to death.
Nathaniel HawthorneWe are as happy as people can be, without making themselves ridiculous, and might be even happier; but, as a matter of taste, we choose to stop short at this point.
Nathaniel Hawthorne