Hugh Walpole

Over this country, when the giant Eagle flings the shadow of his wing, the land is darkened. So compact is it that the wing covers all its extent in one pause of the flight. The sea breaks on the pale line of the shore; to the Eagle's …

I am asking you again to marry me as I did a fortnight ago.

Don't play for safety. It's the most dangerous thing in the world.

Tisn't life that matters! 'Tis the courage you bring to it.