In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

Housekeeping in common is for women the acid test.

Men fear silence as they fear solitude, because both give them a glimpse of the terror of life's nothingness.

Inspiration in matters of taste will not come twice.

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper - and despise it.