Newspapers have degenerated. They may now be absolutely relied upon.
My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One of us has got to go.
Art should never be popular.
When our eyes met, I felt that I was growing pale. A curious sensation of terror came over me. I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.
I like looking at geniuses and listening to beautiful people.
I write because it gives me the greatest possible artistic pleasure to write. If my work pleases the few I am gratified. As for the mob, I have no desire to be a popular novelist. It is far too easy.