Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.

My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep other people's books out of mine.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand.

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.

Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.

I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and was at the same time readable.