I am not against hasty marriages where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income.
Wilkie CollinsSome of us rush through life, and some of us saunter through life. Mrs Vesey sat through life.
Wilkie CollinsThe evening advanced. The shadows lengthened. The waters of the lake grew pitchy black. The gliding of the ghostly swans became rare and more rare.
Wilkie CollinsThe books - the generous friends who met me without suspicion - the merciful masters who never used me ill!
Wilkie Collins