A litterateur is not a confectioner, not a dealer in cosmetics, not an entertainer. . . . He is just like an ordinary reporter. What would you say if a newspaper reporter, because of his fastidiousness or from a wish to give pleasure to his readers, were to describe only honest mayors, high-minded ladies, and virtuous railroad contractors.

Solomon made a big mistake when he asked for wisdom.

There is nothing new in art except talent.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

We go to great pains to alter life for the happiness of our descendants and our descendants will say as usual: things used to be so much better, life today is worse than it used to be.

He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.

Once a man gets a fixed idea, there's nothing to be done.