Thoughts rarely wander without an object ; and that object once found, — Romance and Reality

"Childhood is not often a happy season — it is too much forced and controlled, …"

"It is curious how inseparable eating and kindness are with some people."

"Nothing is so ingenious in its thousand ways and means as affection."

"Truly does passion live but in the present."

"A kindly intention is often the best eloquence ; …"

"... there is no look so suspicious as a downcast one."