I have attended operas, whenever I could not help it, for fourteen years now; I am sure I know of no agony comparable to the listening to an unfamiliar opera.

Astonishing things can be done with the human memory if you will devote it faithfully to one particular line of business.

My faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened.

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.

One frequently only finds out how really beautiful a beautiful woman is after considerable acquaintance with her.

isn't so astonishing, the number of things that I can remember, as the number of things I can remember that aren't so.

It is better to be alone than unwelcome. - Eve