Generally speaking, an author's style is a faithful copy of his mind. If you would write a lucid style, let there first be light in your own mind; and if you would write a grand style, you ought to have a grand character.

Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Art will always be art.

Even though the world as a whole progresses, youth must always start again from the beginning, and as individuals go through the epochs of the world's culture.

Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

I've often heard it said a preacher might learn with a comedian for a teacher.