There was so much in you that charmed me that I felt I must tell you something about yourself. I thought how tragic it would be if you were wasted.

One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be.

The sure way of knowing nothing about life is to try to make oneself useful.

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.

If I hadn't believed it, then I wouldn't have seen it

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.

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