In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer.

Bunbury? Oh, he was quite exploded. Exploded! Was he the victim of a revolutionary outrage? I was not aware that Mr. Bunbury was interested in social legislation. If so, he is well punished for his morbidity. My dear Aunt Augusta, I mean he was found out! The doctors found out that Bunbury could not , that is what I mean—so Bunbury died. He seems to have had great confidence in the opinion of his physicians.

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.

He has no enemies, but he is intensely disliked by his friends.

And with tears of blood he cleansed the hand, The hand that held the steel: For only blood can wipe out blood, And only tears can heal

The American father is never seen in London. He passes his life entirely in Wall Street and communicates with his family once a month by means of a telegram in cipher.

I love scandals about other people, but scandals about myself don’t interest me. They have not got the charm of novelty.