If there were no girls like them in the world, there would be no poetry
A man long accustomed to admire his wife in general, seldom pauses to admire her in a particular gown or attitude, unless his attention is directed to her by the appreciative gaze of another man.
Prayers said by good people are always good prayers
One may have staunch friends in one's own family, but one seldom has admirers.
It is easy to pity when once one's vanity has been tickled.
The sincerity of feeling that is possible between a writer and a reader is one of the finest things I know.