What is life but a series of inspired follies? The difficulty is to find them to do. Never lose a chance: it doesn’t come every day.

Compassion is the fellow-feeling of the unsound.

Never believe anything a writer tells you about himself. A man comes to believe in the end the lies he tells himself about himself.

Most of the money given by rich people in "charity" is made up of conscience money, "ransom," political bribery, and bids for titles.... One buys moral credit by signing a cheque, which is easier than turning a prayer wheel.

The joy in life is to be used for a purpose. I want to be used up when I die.

Our first duty, to which every other consideration should be sacrificed, is not to be poor.

Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course.