But cats to me are strange, so strange I cannot sleep if one is near.

It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men.

However careful a tramp may be to avoid places where there is abundant work, he cannot always succeed.

I dislike society because conversation exhausts my brain more than silent thought - again, I cannot hold my water long enough for a prolonged conversation.

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.

I like to give pennies to children, but unfortunately, a man cannot do these things if he lives in a small village or town where his face is known and seen every day. For children take advantage, as I know to my cost, and would gather round him like hens around a farmer when he scatters grain.