Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.

When "everyone knows" that something is so, it is always more interesting and often illuminating to assumeexactly the opposite, and to see where that leads.

To be born into this earth is to be born into uncongenial surroundings, hence to be born into a romance.

It is often a mistake to combine two pleasures, because pleasures, like pains, can act as counter-irri-tants to each other.

Thrift is the really romantic thing; economy is more romantic than extravagance... thrift is poetic because it is creative; waste is unpoetic because it is waste... if a man could undertake to make use of all the things in his dustbin, he would be a broader genius than Shakespeare.

I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.

Surprise is the secret of joy.