As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal.

The loveliest face in all the world will not please you if you see it suddenly eye to eye, at a distance of half an inch from your own.

Only the insane take themselves seriously.

All fantasy should have a solid base in reality.

Beauty and the lust for learning have yet to be allied.

People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table.

The critic who justly admires all kinds of things simultaneously cannot love any one of them.