Many of her thoughts were perfect syllogisms; unluckily they always remained thoughts. Only a few were irrational assumptions; but, unfortunately, they were the ones which most frequently grew into deeds

Dialect words are those terrible marks of the beast to the truly genteel.

...he seemed to approach the grave as an hyperbolic curve approaches a line, less directly as he got nearer, till it was doubtful if he would ever reach it at all.

You ride well, but you don't kiss nicely at all.

It is rarely that the pleasures of the imagination will compensate for the pain of sleeplessness.

The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.