Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that.

Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.

A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.

To love an idea is to love it a little more than one should.

I think I am one of those who can manage not to take on a completely different appearance under their own glance.

I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books.

We find it easy to believe that praise is sincere: why should anyone lie in telling us the truth?