"I have noticed that the Christianity of a certain class of respectable people begins when they open their prayer-book…"

"People who read stories are said to have excitable brains."

"A very remarkable work... in the present state of light literature in England, a novel that actually tells a story. I…"

"Ask yourself if there is any explanation of the mystery of your own life and death."

"I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary object of a work of fiction should be to tell a story; …"

"The actions of human beings are not invariably governed by the laws of pure reason"

"No man under Heaven deserves these sacrifices from us women. Men! They are the enemies of our innocence and our peace…"

"I confess I have often fancied myself transformed into some other person, and have felt a certian pleasure in seeing …"

"We had our breakfasts--whatever happens in a house, robbery or murder, it doesn't matter, you must have your breakfast."

"Rosanna Spearman had been a thief, and not being of the sort that get up Companies in the City, and rob from thousand…"