"To take life," went on the old man in a voice which, though charged with strong emotion, seemed to be speaking to its…"

"I greatly admire the keen and vigorous way in which you are driving forward a good cause. I am in entire sympathy wit…"

"Will you let me take this opportunity of saying how much I enjoyed and admired your play Strife. It is a fine piece o…"

"The world's a fine place for those who go out to take it; there's lots of unknown stuff in it yet. I'll fill your lap…"

"The Forsytes were resentful of something, not individually, but as a family; this resentment expressed itself in an a…"

"Justice is a machine that, when someone has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself."

"When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing — deprived himself of the power of living life as it is without wishing i…"

"Life was to be lived — not torpidly dozed through in this queer cultured place, where age was in the blood! Life was …"

"It isn't enough to love people because they're good to you, or because in some way or other you're going to get somet…"

"The value of a sentiment is the amount of sacrifice you are prepared to make for it."