The Diary of a Nobody

and there may be some truth in his remark that an old and a young horse can’t pull together in the same cart

To show you how people’s opinions differ, Carrie said the child was bad-tempered, but it made up for that defect by its looks, for it was—in her mind—an unquestionably beautiful child.
I may be wrong, but I do not think I have seen a much uglier child myself. That is my opinion

was so agitated that in the confusion, to show my gratitude I very nearly called him a “grand old man.”

He is a marvellously intellectual man and says things which from other people would seem quite alarming.

April 15.—Burnt my tongue most awfully with the Worcester sauce, through that stupid girl Sarah shaking the bottle violently before putting it on the table

Carrie said the great disadvantage of going out in Society and increasing the number of our friends was, that we should have to send out nearly two dozen cards this year

live for MY ART—THE STAGE. Your life is devoted to commercial pursuits—

I don’t know what the boy is coming to

To think that a man who mends our scraper should know any member of our aristocracy

I actually woke up twice during the night, and laughed till the bed shook