Speak for yourself and from yourself, or be silent.

Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.

To one man a stream is so much water-power, to another a rendezvous for lovers.

In Science the paramount appeal is to the Intellect-its purpose being instruction; in Art, the paramount appeal is to the Emotions-its purpose being pleasure.

All great authors are seers.

Bad acting, like bad writing, has a remarkable uniformity, whether seen on the French, German, or English stages; it all seems modeled after two or three types, and those the least like types of good acting. The fault generally lies less in the bad imitation of a good model, than in the successful imitation of a bad model.

The public can only be really moved by what is genuine.