Most people sell their souls, and live with a good conscience on the proceeds.

The old know what they want; the young are sad and bewildered.

There is more felicity on the far side of baldness than young men can possibly imagine.

A best-seller is the gilded tomb of a mediocre talent

It is the dread of something happening, something unknown and dreadful, that makes us do anything to keep the flicker of talk from dying out.

Don't let young people tell you their aspirations; when they drop them they will drop you.

All mirrors are magical mirrors, and we never see our faces in them.