I was disappointed in Niagara - most people must be disappointed in Niagara. Every American bride is taken there, and the sight of the stupendous waterfall must be one of the earliest, if not the keenest, disappointments in American married life.

A subject that is beautiful in itself gives no suggestion to the artist. It lacks imperfection.

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

Crying is the refuge of plain women but the ruin of pretty ones.

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.

"I hope your hair curls naturally, does it?" "Yes, darling, with a little help from others."