Alone, and without any reference to his neighbours, without any interference, the artist can fashion a beautiful thing; and if he does not do it solely for his own pleasure, he is not an artist at all.

And when wind and winter harden All the loveless land, It will whisper of the garden, You will understand.

The exquisite art of idleness, one of the most important things that any University can teach.

If one doesn't talk about a thing, it has never happened. It is simply expression that gives reality to things.

A woman will flirt with anybody in the world as long as other people are looking on.

Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away. The ruby shall be redder than a red rose, and the sapphire shall be as blue as the great sea.

Selfishness is not living your life as you wish to live it. Selfishness is wanting others to live their lives as you wish them to.