Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.
Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.
Afraid? I can dodge folly without backing into fear.
Subtlety chases the obvious up a never-ending spiral and never quite catches it.
You can't dance cheerfully. Dancing is too important. It can be wild or solemn or gay or lewd or art for art's sake, but it can't be cheerful.
A character who is thought-out is not born, he or she is contrived. A born character is round, a thought-out character is flat.