I am thinking,โ he remarked quietly, โwhether I shall add to the disorder in this room, by scattering your brains about the fireplace.
Wilkie CollinsI am not against hasty marriages where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income.
Wilkie CollinsI haven't much time to be fond of anything ... but when I have a moment's fondness to bestow, most times ... the roses get it. I began my life among them in my father's nursery garden, and I shall end my life among them, if I can. Yes. One of these days (please God) I shall retire from catching thieves, and try my hand at growing roses.
Wilkie CollinsOur words are giants when they do us an injury, and dwarfs when they do us a service.
Wilkie Collins