And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

Not everyone can become a great artist; but a great artist *can* come from *anywhere*.

I am human, all too bloody human.

For me, life has either been a wake or a wedding.

The good parts are the people who don't make do. They're the interesting people. Lear doesn't make do.

I wish to hazard my soul to opportunity.

If you cannot say what you mean, your majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman should always mean what he says.