I like talking to a brick wall- it's the only thing in the world that never contradicts me!
The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ
The true artist is known by what he annexes, and he annexes everything.
It is perfectly possible to get what you think you want and be miserable. It's possible too, to never get it but deeply enjoy the process of trying. In this world, there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death.
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.