Salome had but seven veils; the artist has a thousand.
Most new books drop immediately into the oblivion they so richly deserve.
Democracy -- rule by the people -- sounds like a fine thing; we should try it sometime in America.
But of the seven deadly sins, wrath is the healthiest - next only to lust.
Every writer has his favorite coterie of enemies: Mine is the East Coast literati -- those prep school playmates and their Ivy League colleagues.
Grand opera is a form of musical entertainment for people who hate music.