What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee? - Anthony Trollope

A liar has many points to his favour, — but he has this against him, that unless he devote more time to the management of his lies than life will generally allow, he cannot make them tally.

It was a beautiful summer afternoon, at that delicious period of the year when summer has just burst forth from the growth of spring; when the summer is yet but three days old, and all the various shades of green which nature can put forth are still in their unsoiled purity of freshness.

There is no way of writing well and also of writing easily.