Women, Like Men, Must Be

I Have Suffered, Like Other Writers, From Indolence, Irresolution, Distaste To My Work, Absence Of 'inspiration,' And All That: But I Have Also Found That Sitting Down, However Reluctantly, With The Pen In My Hand, I Have Never Worked For One Quarter Of An Hour Without Finding Myself In Full Train.

I Certainly Had No Idea How Little Faith Christians Have In Their Own Faith Till I Saw How Ill Their Courage And Temper Can Stand Any Attack On It.

The Clergy Complain Of The Enormous Spread Of Bold Books, From The Infidel Tract To The Latest Handling Of The Miracle Question.

I Wrote Because I Could Not Help It. There Was Something That I Wanted To Say, And I Said It: That Was All. The Fame And The Money And The Usefulness Might Or Might Not Follow. It Was Not By My Endeavor If They Did.

For My Own Part, I Had Rather Suffer Any Inconvenience From Having To Work Occasionally In Chambers And Kitchenthan Witness The Subservience In Which The Menial Class Is Held In Europe.