Beware of the conversationalist who adds "in other words." He is merely starting afresh.

In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty.

All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful: but the beauty is grim.

Be prepared for truth at all hours and in the most fantastic disguises. This is the only safety.

From now until the end of time no one else will ever see life with my eyes, and I mean to make the best of my chance.

Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water.

Between ourselves, there is no such thing, abstractly, as a 'good' book. A book is 'good' only when it meets some human hunger or refutes some human error.