Marriage is to me apostasy, profanation of the sanctuary of my soul, violation of my manhood, sale of my birthright, shameful surrender, ignominious capitulation, acceptance of defeat.

It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's to keep unmarried as long as he can.

Remember that you are a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech: that your native language is the language of Shakespeare and Milton and The Bible; and don't sit there crooning like a bilious pigeon.

The great dramatist has something better to do than to amuse either himself or his audience. He has to interpret life.

Better see rightly on a pound a week than squint on a million.

The ability to make witty observations is commonly refered to as "cynism" by people who lack it.

God made the world as an artist and that is why the world must learn from its artists.