Life is not governed by will or intention. Life is a question of nerves, and fibres, and slowly built-up cells in which thought hides itself and passion has its dreams.

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.

Spontaneity is a meticulously prepared art

Ah, on what little things does happiness depend.

The Bostonians take their learning too sadly: culture with them is an accomplishment rather than an atmosphere; their "Hub," as they call it, is the paradise of prigs.

The exquisite art of idleness, one of the most important things that any University can teach.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.