The devil is not, indeed, perfectly humorous, but that is only because he is the extreme of all humor.

Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.

There is no such thing as a worthless book though there are some far worse than worthless; no book that is not worth preserving, if its existence may be tolerated; as there may be some men whom it may be proper to hang, but none should be suffered to starve.

May all the stars hang bright above her dwelling, Silent as though they watched the sleeping earth!

As I live and am a man, this is an unexaggerated tale - my dreams become the substances of my life.

It cannot but be injurious to the human mind never to be called into effort: the habit of receiving pleasure without any exertion of thought, by the mere excitement of curiosity, and sensibility, may be justly ranked among the worst effects of habitual novel-reading.

Finally, good sense is the body of poetic genius, fancy its drapery, motion its life, and imagination the soul that is everywhere and in each; and forms all into one graceful and intelligent whole.