The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

It is always the unreadable that occurs.

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement. Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman. When one is in love one always begins by deceiving oneself, and one always ends by deceiving others. This is what the world calls a romance.

Well I won't argue about the matter. You always want to argue about things. That is exactly what things were originally made for.

A virtuous abstinence from the joys of pederasty comes most easily to those who have no taste for it.

Life, Lady Stutfield, is simply a mauvais quart d'heure made up of exquisite moments.

Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.