“Mind easily mesmerized when frightened.”
“Mind sees ghost when frightened and hopeless.”
“Dreamy mind easily hypnotized.”
“One-track mind easily predicted.”
“Literary characters, like my grandmother's apparitions, are fragile beings, easily frightened; they must be treated with care so they will feel comfortable in my pages”
“It is difficult to frighten those who are easily astonished; ignorance causes fearlessness. Children have so little claim on hell, that if they should see it they would admire it.”