"The chief end of science is to make things clear, the educative aim is to foster the inquisitive spirit."

“A false enchantment can all too easily last a lifetime.”

“Times are not good here. The city is crumbling into ashes. It has been buried under taxes and frauds and maladministrations so that it has become a study for archaeologists...but it is better to live here in sackcloth and ashes than to own the whole state of Ohio.”

Source : "Albino zombie snakes and voodoo potions: the legacy of Lafcadio Hearn, raconteur extraordinaire" by Jim Gabour, www.theguardian.com. March 05, 2015.

“When human statecraft attaches a chain to the feet of a free man, whom it makes a slave in contempt of nature and citizenship, eternal justice rivets the other end about the tyrant's neck.”

Source : Speech fragment, 1794.

“Melancholy is the happiness of being sad.”

“My husband is the cook at our house. I can make dessert and salad, but I stay away from meals. He makes amazing omelets, fish, and grilled vegetables like Brussels sprouts and cauliflower.”

“I always stand out by the voting lines on Election Day, and I can't tell you how many people say, 'I've never voted for a Democrat in my life, but I'm splitting my ticket for you.' They're more engaged and thoughtful than we give them credit for.”

“Ideas without precedent are generally looked upon with disfavor and men are shocked if their conceptions of an orderly world challenged.”

“The problem with living with miracles was that they made everything seem plausible.”