Reward is its own virtue.

When I feel that I'm going to write a detective story, I buy a five pound box of chocolates and a ream of paper. When the candy is all gone and the paper all used up, I know that the book is long enough.

What is a magazine? A small body of Literature entirely surrounded by advertisements.

... the subjective viewpoint is the only one to use regarding a library. Your true library is a collection of the books you want.You may have deplorably poor taste or bad judgment. Never mind. Correct those traits before you exchange your books.

Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife, This simple boon I beg of Fate - A thousand years of Middle Life.

A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind's eye.

musicians rarely have a sense of humour, at least, about themselves.