“Try not to associate bodily defect with mental, my good friend, except for a solid reason”
“You are a young man," she said, nodding. "Take a word of advice, even from three foot nothing. Try not to associate bodily defects with mental, my good friend, except for a solid reason.”
“When a lady does consent to listen to an argument against her own opinions, she is always predetermined to withstand it - to listen only with her bodily ears, keeping the mental organs resolutely closed against the strongest reasoning.”
“For reasons unknown to me, I was his exception, and as much as I had tried to fight my feelings, he was mine.”
“Bed is a good friend; book is a good friend; night is a good friend. Try to bring them all together.”
“There isn't any real good reason for fighting except self-defense.”