The public for which masterpieces are intended is not of this earth.

It is very necessary to have markers of beauty left in a world seemingly bent on making the most evil ugliness.

The difference between a little money and no money at all is enormous-and can shatter the world. And the difference between a little money and an enormous amount of money is very slight-and that, also, can shatter the world.

I want you to try and remember what it was like to have been very young. And particularly the days when you were first in love; when you were like a person sleepwalking, and you didn’t quite see the street you were in, and didn’t quite hear everything that was said to you. You’re just a little bit crazy. Will you remember that, please?

There is one regard in which bullies show real perception when compared with their victims; it is their silent good-natured pleasure of the moment.

If a man has no vices, he is in great danger of making vices about his virtues, and there's a spectacle.

When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.