I am too fond of reading books to care to write them.

As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of his friends like him.

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

I asked the question for the best reason possible, for the only reason, indeed, that excuses anyone for asking any question - simple curiosity.

M. Zola is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

All great ideas are dangerous.

It is quite true that I have worshipped you with far more romance of feeling than a man usually gives to a friend. Somehow, I had never loved a woman. I suppose I never had time. Perhaps, as Harry says, a really grande passion is the privilege of those who have nothing to do, and that is the use of the idle classes in a country