In all unimportant matters, style, not sincerity, is the essential. In all important matters, style, not sincerity, is the essential.

I can resist everything except temptation.

I played with an idea, and grew willful; tossed it into the air; transformed it; let it escape and recaptured it; made it iridescent with fancy, and winged it with paradox.

Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth all the gold in the world, and the merchants say that it is not worth a clipped piece of silver.