"“Sir, my admiration for your work is mingled with wonder that a man of your age and dignity is out doing things like …"

"“Sergeant Shaftoe,” said the old man, “I do pity the Grim Reaper on the day that he shall finally come for you in ear…"

"There is nothing quite so civilized as to be recognized in public places as the author of books no one has read."

""Why does the tide rush out to the sea?" "The influence of the sun and the moon." "Yet you and I cannot see the sun o…"

"“When you smoke your pipe, you feel an initial rush of stimulation, followed by a calmness, a steadying of the nerves…"

"“Thank you, guv’nor,” the brewer said to the old man... “But I couldn’t possibly.” And he tossed the coin back… “If i…"

"“I spied ‘em again this morning, Tomba! …I looked to the West and saw ‘em, all lit up by the red sun shining in off t…"

"“Because though I have not done violence I have seen rather a lot of it. Not all of the men who employ it are stupid,…"

"Condemn an Englishman to hell, and he'd plant a bed of petunias and roll out a nice bowling-green on the brimstone."

"Comstock permitted himself a dry chuckle. “You are a man of many words but few specifics. You’d do well in Parliament…"