Every good book should be entertaining. A good book will be more; it must not be less. Entertainment…is like a qualifying examination. If a fiction can’t provide that, we may be excused from inquiring into its higher qualities.

“The laws of the universe are never broken. Your mistake is to think that the li…”

“The great art of life is to moderate our passions. Objects of affection are lik…”

“Humour is...the all-consoling and...the all-excusing, grace of life.”

“The incalculable winds of fantasy and music and poetry, the mere face of a girl…”