Being natural is simply a pose, and the most irritating pose I know.
It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously
To speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable.
Marriage is a long, dull meal with dessert served at the beginning.
Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.
A great poet, a really great poet, is the most unpoetical of all creatures. But inferior poets are absolutely fascinating.