Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

It is always the unreadable that occurs.

You know we poor artists have to show ourselves in society from time to time, just to remind the public that we are not savages.

Cecily. This is no time for wearing the shallow mask of manners. When I see a spade I call it a spade. Gwendolen. [Satirically.] I am glad to say that I have never seen a spade. It is obvious that our social spheres have been widely different.

Well, I can't eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs.

From the point of view of literature Mr. Kipling is a genius who drops his aspirates. From the point of view of life, he is a reporter who knows vulgarity better than any one has ever known it.

Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others.