"I have not the least belief in the present system of education for the poor, as it is conducted in England."

"I have a great contempt for all forms of religious bigotry."

"A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other."

"I am a believer in Marley’s Ghost."

"I have been a-thinking, and I have been a-thinking, and I have been a-thinking, and I have come to the conclusion that I am a-thinking a good deal."