"In theory it may seem all right to some, but when it comes to being made the instrument of the Lord's vengeance, I myself don't like it."

"If I could have gone on describing to you the beauties of this region, who knows but I might have made a fine addition to the literature of our age?"

"I don't want to write every week, it's too much trouble, and I shall only write when I want something. If you think I'm sick when I don't write, you can send for me to come and tell you."