It has always been a peculiarity of the human race that it keeps two sets of morals in stock-the private and the real, and the public and the artificial.

The banging and slamming and booming and crashing were something beyond belief. [On Lohengrin]

I have been an author for 20 years and an ass for 55.

Give a man a reputation as an early riser and he can sleep 'til noon.

She remained both girl and woman to the last day of her life. Under a grave and gentle exterior burned inextinguishable fires of sympathy, energy, devotion, enthusiasm, and absolutely limitless affection.

Geological time is not money.

All people have had ill luck, but Jairus's daughter and Lazarus had the worst.