“I will do my best: it is a pity that doing one's best does not always answer.”

“It is a pity that doing one's best does not always answer.”

“So does my grocer stigmatize me when I complain of the quality of his sultanas, and he answers in one breath that they are the best sultanas, and how can I expect the best sultanas at that price?”

“...All my best words are deserters and do not answer the trumpet call, and the remainder are cripples.”

“He’s like my best friend. And I say that only because I have no real friends, and Cap’n is a great listener (he never interrupts when I’m talking—and I’m always the one doing all the talking). The day he does respond to me will probably be the best day of my life, because it means my walls are finally padded.”

“The best thing to do if you start thinking such things (falling in love) is to lie down and wait for it to pass. It always does.”