I have found that all ugly things are made by those who strive to make something beautiful, and that all beautiful things are made by those who strive to make something useful.

Every woman becomes their mother. That's their tragedy. And no man becomes his. That's his tragedy.

Sin is a thing that writes itself across a man's face. It cannot be concealed. People talk sometimes of secret vices, there are no such things. If a wretched man has a vice, it shows itself in the lines of his mouth, the droop of his eyelids, the moulding of his hands even.

One should always eat muffins quite calmly. It is the only way to eat them.

Life would be dull without them.

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

Algy, you always adopt a strictly immoral attitude towards life. You are not quite old enough to do that.