“convincing Elinor, that whatever other unpardonable folly might bring him to Cleveland, he was not brought there by intoxication.”
“He was no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring because yesterday has brought it.”
“He had brought out the man in Alec, and now it was Alec’s turn to bring out the hero in him”
“Never bring a lot of money to where a poor man lives. He can only lose what little he has. On the other hand it is mathematically possible that he might win whatever you bring with you. What you must do, with money and the poor, is never let them get too close to one another.”
“Elinor looked at him with greater astonishment than ever. She began to think that he must be in liquor...”
“Convince and enemy, convince him that he's wrong, is to win a bloodless battle where victory is long. A simple act of faith, is reason over might, To blow up his children would only prove him right.”