Was it necessary to tell me that you wanted nothing in the world but me?' The corners of his mouth drooped peevishly. Oh, my dear, it's rather hard to take quite literally the things a man says when he's in love with you.' Didn't you mean them?' At the moment.

The day broke grey and dull. The clouds hung heavily, and there was a rawness in the air that suggested snow. A woman servant came into a room in which a child was sleeping and drew the curtains. She glanced mechanically at the house opposite, a stucco house with a portico, and went to the child's bed.

The author always loads his dice, but he must never let the reader see that he has done so.

You tend to close your eyes to truth, beauty and goodness because they give no scope to your sense of the ridiculous.

There are directors who desire to be artistic. It is pathetic to compare the seriousness of their aim with the absurdity of their attainment.

The secret of play-writing can be given in two maxims: stick to the point, and, whenever you can, cut.

An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.