People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Solvency is entirely a matter of temperament and not of income.

Those who set out to serve both God and Mammon soon discover that there isn't a God.

Hearts that are delicate and kind and tongues that are neither - these make the finest company in the world.

People have a right to be shocked; the mention of unmentionable things is a kind of participation in them.

Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

The great art of writing is the art of making people real to themselves with words.