The pleasure in traveling consists of the obstacles, the fatigue, and even the danger. What charm can anyone find in an excursion when he is always sure of reaching his destination, of having horses ready waiting for him, a soft bed, an excellent supper, and all the eases and comfort he can enjoy in his own home! One of the great misfortunes of modern life is the want of any sudden surprise, and the absence of all adventure. Everything is so well arranged.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist.

White men should exhibit the same insensibility to moral tortures that red men do to physical torments.

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind.

Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution.

Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse, marble, onyx, or enamel.