A man who marries without knowing Bunbury has a very tedious time of it.

The fact is, the public make use of the classics of a country as a means of checking the progress of Art. They degrade the classics into authorities. They use them as bludgeons for preventing the free expression of Beauty in new forms.

I hate vulgar realism in literature. The man who would call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one.

Only the unimaginative can fail to find a reason for drinking Champagne

Ah! The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can be analyzed, women...merely adored.

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.