An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone.

I hate vulgar realism in literature. The man who would call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one.

Oh, he occasionally takes an alcoholiday.

Caricature is the tribute which mediocrity pays to genius.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

I knew nothing but shadows and I thought them to be real.