I forget what killed it. I think it was her proposing to sacrifice the whole world for me. That is always a dreadful moment. It fills one with the terror of eternity.

“People are either charming or tedious.”

“I am a born antinomian. I am one of those who are made for exceptions, not for …”

“All authority is quite degrading. It degrades those who exercise it, and degrad…”

“Besides, women were better suited to bear sorrow than men. They lived on their …”