In the old days, ptomaine poisoning was a cover-all. If you missed a show and you were young, it meant you were having an abortion. If you were old, it meant you were having a face lift.

My body is on the earth, but my head is in the stars.

So easy to fall into a rut, isn't it? Why should ruts be so comfortable and so unpopular?

If you believe, then you hang on. If you believe, it means you've got imagination, you don't need stuff thrown out on a blueprint, and don't face facts-what can stop you? If I don't make it today, I'll come in tomorrow.

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

I feel that much of the world's sorrow comes from people who are this, yet allow themselves to be treated as that.

If you're thinking of becoming a critic, why not make other plans?