When I was young I longed to write a great novel that should win me fame. Now that I am getting old my first book is written to amuse children.

In other words, the more stupid one is, the more he thinks he knows.

I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart.

To please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one's heart and brings its own reward.

Familiarity with any great thing removes our awe of it.

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let us be glad, therefore, that we differ from one another in form and in disposition. Variety is the spice of life, and we are various enough to enjoy one another's society; so let us be content.