Adversity can strengthen us if it does not go on too long.
Anybody can lead a frivolous life. A frivolous writer, however, must have taste and intelligence.
My parents wanted me to solace them for sorrows they denied having had.
I am open-minded on all questions I care nothing about.
The dignified catastrophes of tragedy bear little resemblance to the slow ruin inflicted by life.
Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean.