No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

His style is chaos illumined by flashes of lightning. As a writer he has mastered everything except language.

Self-denial is simply a method by which arrests his progress, and self-sacrifice a survival of the mutilation of the savage.

Oh, no doubt the cod is a splendid swimmer - admirable for swimming purposes but not for eating.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

If it is not nailed to the floor, it's mine. If I can pry it loose, it is not nailed down.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.