They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever.
I could deny it if I liked. I could deny anything if I liked.
The ancient historians gave us delightful fiction in the form of fact; the modern novelist presents us with dull facts under the guise of fiction.
Missionaries are going to reform the world whether it wants to or not.
When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.
She had a passion for secrecy, but she herself was merely a Sphinx without a secret.