Misfortunes should always be expected.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Do not hide behind any mask

I love walking in the rain because no one can see me crying

London is one of the most fascinating, historic, amazing cities in the world!

Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society.

I was punched breathless by the strongest emotions I have ever felt and they are now stored in my intuition as a writer.

Every decision you make, from what you eat to what you do with your time tonight, turns you into who you are tomorrow and the day after that.

Not all women write the same. But I don't understand why the model is that you're supposed to write like a man, and that means you're a real writer.

Preserve your history and become everlasting; receive new life from the times that have gone by.

Those who are free from common prejudices acquire others.

Information can perhaps be useful as a support-stick and help you cross the way... but if you want to find your way in the darkness, only knowledge can forge that path for you... only knowledge.