“The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.”

“There are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world without them.”

“Picnics are very dear to those who are in the first stage of the tender passion.”

“A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.”

“Problems may be solved in the study which have baffled all those who have sought a solution by the aid of their senses. To carry the art, however, to its highest pitch, it is necessary that...”