One must accept the fact that we have only one companion in this world, a companion who accompanies us from the cradle to the grave - our own self. Get on good terms with that companion - learn to live with yourself.

I believe, Messieurs, in loyalty---to one's friends and one's family and one's caste.

There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger.

Why shouldn't I hate her? She did the worst thing to me that anyone can do to anyone else. Let them believe that they're loved and wanted and then show them that it's all a sham.

The past is the father of the present.

There is something about conscious tact that is very irritating.

If only-if only, Hastings, you would part your hair in the middle instead of at the side! What a difference it would make to the symmetry of your appearance. And your moustache. If you must have a moustache, let it be a real moustache-a thing of beauty such as mine.