Characterization in a play is like a blank check which the dramatist accords to the actor for him to fill in.

But such occasions of excellence became less and less frequent. As her technique became sounder, [her] sincerity became less necessary.

There is no creation without faith and hope. There is no faith and hope that does not express itself in creation.

Enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.

Being employed is like being loved: you know that somebody's thinking about you the whole time.

I was an old man when I was 12; and now I am an old man, AND IT'S SPLENDID!

Favors cease to be favors when there are conditions attached to them.