I think life too complex a thing to be settled by these hard and fast rules.
Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.
Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
The ancient historians gave us delightful fiction in the form of fact; the modern novelist presents us with dull facts under the guise of fiction.
If art is to have a special train, the critic must keep some seats reserved on it.