The more a man dreams, the less he believes.

A tin horn politician with the manner of a rural corn doctor and the mien of a ham actor

A nun, at best, is only half a woman, just as a priest is only half a man.

A woman wishes to mother a man simply because she sees into his helplessness, his need of an amiable environment, his touching self-delusion.

Time is a great legalizer, even in the field of morals

Philadelphia is the most pecksniffian of American cities, and thus probably leads the world.

The movies today are too rich to have any room for genuine artists. They produce a few passable craftsmen, but no artists. Can you imagine a Beethoven making $100, 000 a year?