The English have a miraculous power of turning wine into water.

If a friend of mine gave a feast, and did not invite me to it, I should not mind a bit. But if a friend of mine had a sorrow and refused to allow me to share it, I should feel it most bitterly.

I am Irish by race but the English have condemned me to talk the language of Shakespeare.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.

When bankers get together they talk about art. When artists get together, they talk about money.

He made me see what Life is, and what Death signifies, and why Love is stronger than both.