Check-ups are, in my experience, a grave mistake; all they do is allow the quack of your choice to tell you that you have some sort of complaint that you were far happier not knowing about.

The point at which beliefs meet may be more significant, more useful to contemplate, than their sources.

Never shake hands with colleagues in court; the customers think you're making deals.

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.

I knew nothing about farce until I read Puce a l'Oreille, and had no idea what a deadly serious business it is.

The worst fault of the working classes is telling their children they're not going to succeed, saying: There is life, but it's not for you.

It is desperately important to remember when enough is enough, when you've finished the scene.