The ancient historians gave us delightful fiction in the form of fact; the modern novelist presents us with dull facts under the guise of fiction.

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.

Behind the perfection of a man's style, must lie the passion of a man's soul.

One's dreams must be big enough so as not to lose sight of them.

Behind Joy and Laughter there may be a temperament, coarse, hard and callous. But behind Sorrow there is always Sorrow. Pain, unlike Pleasure, wears no mask.

Men of thoughts should have nothing to do with action.

Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.