In her eyes a thought Grew sweet and sweeter, deepening like the dawn— A mystical forewarning! - Thomas Bailey Aldrich

He has the courage of his conviction and the intolerance of his courage. He is opposed to the death penalty for murder, but he would willingly have anyone electrocuted who disagreed with him on the subject.

The ability to secure your own way and yet impress others with the idea that they are having their own way is rare among men; in women it is as common as eyebrows.

There's a special Providence that watches over idiots, drunken men, and boys.