"I have a right to be in a bad humour sometimes."

"I have been listening to some very dull music, and have just been relieved by the entrance of a fat lady."

"I could not sit seriously down to write a serious novel without making fun of it and of myself."

"The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and everyday confirms my belief of the inconsistencies of all human characters."

"It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage."