An adventure differs from a mere feat in that it is tied to the externally unattainable. Only one end of the rope is in the hand, the other is not visible, and neither prayers, nor daring, nor reason can shake it free.

It is when Pirates count their booty that they become mere thieves.

Only the poet has any right to be sorry for the poor, if he has anything to spare when he has thought of the dull, commonplace rich.

Dare, will, keep silence.

General jackdaw culture, very little more than a collection of charming miscomprehensions, untargeted enthusiasms, and a general habit of skimming.

Adventure is the vitaminizing element in histories both individual and social.

The shortest way out of Manchester is notoriously a bottle of Gordon's gin.