In art, the public accept what has been, because they cannot alter it, not because they appreciate it. They swallow their classics whole, and never taste them.

Art finds her own perfection within, and not outside of, herself. She is not to be judged by any external standard of resemblance.

Life under a good government is rarely dramatic; life under a bad government is always so.

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

I don't want to earn a living. I want to live.

Just be your self. Everybody else is already taken.