"Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable"
"Life is so unlike theory"
"I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse"
"I do like a little romance... just a sniff, as I call it, of the rocks and valleys. Of course, bread-and-cheese is the real thing. The rocks and valleys are no good at all, if you haven't got that"
"When it comes to money nobody should give up anything"
