"As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me."
— H. Rider Haggard

"Mistrust all men, and slay him whom thou mistrustest overmuch; and as for women, flee from them, for they are evil, and in the end will destroy thee."
— H. Rider Haggard (She)

"...for surely the food that memory gives to eat is bitter to the taste, and it is only with the teeth of hope that we can bear to chew it. (Ayesha)"
— H. Rider Haggard (She)