Before I write down one word, I have to have the character in my mind through and through. I must penetrate into the last wrinkle of his soul.

Money may be the husk of many things but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintance, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; days of joy, but not peace or happiness.

Don't use that foreign word: ideals. We have the excellent native word: lies.

Take the life-lie away from the average man and straight away you take away his happiness.

Everything that I have written is closely related to something that I have lived through.

Mrs LINDE: When you've sold yourself once for the sake of others, you don't do it second time.

I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.