There 's nothing like being used to a thing.

He is the very pineapple of politeness.

A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge.

When of a gossiping circle it was asked, "What are they doing?" The answer was, "Swapping lies.

An aspersion upon my parts of speech!

Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.

A bumper of good liquor Will end a contest quicker Than justice, judge or vicar.

An unforgiving eye, and a damned disinheriting countenance!

Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over.

Never say more than is necessary.

The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.

Birth and death were easy. It was life that was hard.

How soon will we accept this opportunity to be fully alive before we die? (88)

In a very real way, ownership is the essence of leadership. When you are 'ridiculously in charge, ' then you own whatever happens in a company, school, et cetera.

However, that old mode of Polish filmmaking virtually disappeared.

You asked why I couldn't forgive you," Nick said, very quietly, and I jumped a little. "It was because you were the love of my life, Harper. And you didn't want to be. That's hard to let go.

Women love only those whom they do not know!

There is a pride, a self-love, in human minds that will seldom be kept so low as to make men and women humbler than they ought to be.

Some people think it's wrong, being single isn't right. But if you hurt the right person, you'll be wrong all your life.

How are we to account for the strange human craving for the pleasure of feeling afraid which is so much involved in our love of ghost stories?