The problem with the common person is that he is so unbearably common!

The past could always be annihilated. Regret, denial, or forgetfulness could do that. But the future was inevitable.

It is only through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; Through Art and art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence.

My dear Arthur, I never talk scandal. I only talk gossip. What is the difference between scandal and gossip? Oh! Gossip is charming! History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.

Love will fly if held too lightly Love will die if held too tightly . . .

Duty is what one expects from others.

One should not be too severe on English novels; they are the only relaxation of the intellectually unemployed.