He knew the precise psychological moment when to say nothing.

I have put my talent into writing, my genius I have saved for living.

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. And a sentimentalist, my dear Darlington, is a man who sees an absurd value in everything, and doesn't know the market place of any single thing.

Love is not fashionable anymore; the poets have killed it.

I like looking at geniuses and listening to beautiful people.

Poets know how useful passion is for publication. Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.