Women can resist a man's love, a man's fame, a man's personal appearance, and a man's money, but they cannot resist a man's tongue when he knows how to talk to them.

We neither know nor judge ourselves; others may judge, but cannot know us. God alone judges and knows us.

I have heard, as everybody else has, of a spirit's haunting a house ; but I have had my own personal experience of a house's haunting a spirit.

And earth was heaven a little the worse for wear. And heaven was earth, done up again to look like new.

We had our breakfasts--whatever happens in a house, robbery or murder, it doesn't matter, you must have your breakfast.

The future of English fiction may rest with this Unknown Public - a reading public of three millions which lies right out of the pale of true literary civilization - which is now waiting to be taught the difference between a good book and a bad.

I 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.