Men have a much better time of it than women; for one thing, they marry later; for another thing they die earlier.
One should never know too precisely whom one has married.
Marriage: a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose.
The Preacher, the Politicain, the Teacher, Were each of them once a kiddie. A child, indeed, is a wonderful creature. Do I want one? God Forbiddie!
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea; And love is thing that can never go wrong; And I am Marie of Romania.
Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.
I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I awoke from sheer boredom.
My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.