It is in the blood of genius to love play for its own sake, and whether one uses one's skill on thrones or women, swords or pens, gold or fame, the game's the thing.

It is in the blood of genius to love play for its own sake, and whether one uses one's skill on thrones or women, swords or pens, gold or fame, the game's the thing.

As the cat lapses into savagery by night, and barbarously explores the dark, so primal and titanic is a woman with the love madness.

Her heart is older than her head; yea, her emotion is the mother of her reason

Men like to pursue an elusive woman like a cake of wet soap - even men who hate baths.

As the dog becomes thoroughbred in the laws of clan and caste; obedient, fraternal and loyal; so is the man who accepts the gentleman's code.

There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lies happiness.