I was told that my diet was so poor that I could not repair the bones that were broken and operated on. So I have just had an Xradiograph taken; and lo! perfectly mended solid bone so beautifully white that I have left instructions that, if I die, a glove stretcher is to be made of me and sent to you as a souvenir

The fickleness of the women I love is only equalled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me.

If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and not as an example.

Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn't really hurt.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.

After studying the Hungarian language for years, I can confidently conclude that had Hungarian been my mother tongue, it would have been more precious. Simply because through this extraordinary, ancient and powerful language it is possible to precisely describe the tiniest differences and the most secretive tremors of emotions.

When you prevent me from doing anything I want to do, that is persecution; when I prevent you from doing anything you want to do, that is law, order, and morals.