“Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action.”

“One never knows when inspiration will strike. Inspiration happens in a flash so pay attention. And then Go with it. Immediately.”

“Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which is never advisable.”

“Creation is bringing potential into being, bringing inspiration into action. Inspiration and action are nothing when they are apart. Inspiration feels like a great a wondrous thing, but if it is not manifested, it is as if it never existed. Likewise, action without inspiration has no purpose. It is only when they are together as one that they are truly something.”

“LADY BRACKNELLTo speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable.”

“We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start living. Action always generates inspiration, [but] inspiration seldom generates action.”