Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

a manufactured interest has no staying quality - especially if it involves any hard work.

Absurdity is the one thing love can't stand; it can overlook anything else, -- coldness, or weakness, or viciousness, -- but just be ridiculous and that's the end of it!

A sneer is like a flame; it may occasionally be curative because it cauterizes, but it leaves a bitter scar.

When it comes to bombshells, there are few that can be more effective than that small, flat, frail thing, a letter.

When did Youth ever thank Age for its wisdom?

One must desire something to be alive; perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death.