Pornography is rather like trying to find out about a Beethoven symphony by having somebody tell you about it and perhaps hum a few bars.

He types his labored column - weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of his autumn.

When one is traveling, one must expect to spend a certain amount of money foolishly.

The great charm of cats is their rampant egotism, their devil-may-care attitude toward responsibility, their disinclination to earn an honest dollar.

He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost exertion of their abilities.

If you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.

The nature of happiness is such that happiness retreats the more intensely you pursue it.