I cannot choose one hundred best books because I have only written five

What the worm was to the corpse, his sins would be to the painted image on the canvas. They would mar its beauty, and eat away its grace. they would defile it, and make it shameful. And yet the thing would still live on. It would be always alive. (Dorian Gray regarding his portrait)

Niagara Falls is simply a vast unnecessary amount of water going over the wrong way and then falling over unnecessary cliffs...The wonder would be if the water did not fall.

America has never quite forgiven Europe for having been discovered somewhat earlier in history than itself.

The best people to work for are me, myself and I.

I am Irish by race but the English have condemned me to talk the language of Shakespeare.

I usually say what I really think. A great mistake nowadays. It makes one so liable to be misunderstood.