It might seem that an egg which has succeeded in being fresh has done all that can reasonably be expected of it.

Don’t underestimate the value of irony—it is extremely valuable.

If I should certainly say to a novice, 'Write from experience and experience only,' I should feel that this was rather a tantalizing monition if I were not careful immediately to add, 'Try to be one of the people on whom nothing is lost.'

Every governmental institution has been a standing testimony to the harmonic destiny of society, a standing proof that the life of man is destined for peace and amity, instead of disorder and contention.

Never say you know the last word about any human heart.

People talk about the conscience, but it seems to me one must just bring it up to a certain point and leave it there. You can let your conscience alone if you're nice to the second housemaid.

Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.