Study until twenty five, investigate until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance.

To the young there are no degrees of old just as there are no degrees of dead - either you are, or you are not.

Study until 25, investigate until 40, profession until 60, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance.

All that matters in life is forging deep ties of love and family and friends. Writing and reading come later.

Obviously the imagination is fueled by emotions beyond the control of the conscious mind.

Often in gothic novels there's a large house, an estate, and it's symbolic of that culture. Usually it's sort of moldering or rotted or something, and sometimes it's a whole community.