I can think of nothing more soul destroying in life than to persist in trying to do a thing you want desperately to do well, and to know that you are at the best second rate.

lawyers never go to law, do they? They know better.

You're shocked, Mr. Burton, at hearing what our gossiping little town thinks. I can tell you this - they always think the worst!

We owe most of our great inventions and most of the achievements of genius to idleness either enforced or voluntary.

Writing is a great comfort to people like me, who are unsure of themselves and have trouble expressing themselves properly.

The things young women read nowadays and profess to enjoy positively frighten me.

Bad temper is its own safety valve. He who can bark does not bite.