Arguments only confirm people in their own opinions.

Mothers see the angel in us because the angel is there. If it's shown to the mother, the son has got an angel to show, hasn't he? When a son cuts somebody's throat the mother only sees it's possible for a misguided angel to act like a devil - and she's entirely right about that!

My theory on literature is an author who does not indulge in trashiness-writes about people you could introduce into your own home...he did not care to read a book or go to a play about people he would not care to meet at his own dinner table. I believe we should live by certain standards and ideals.

Gossip is never fatal until it is denied.

The understanding smile of an old wife to her husband is one of the loveliest things in the world.

Mystics always hope that science will some day overtake them.

There aren't any old times. When times are gone they're not old, they're dead! There aren't any times but new times!