People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

The crown of literature is poetry. It is its end and aim. It is the sublimest activity of the human mind. It is the achievement of beauty and delicacy. The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.

A man ought to work. That's what he's here for. That's how he contributes to the welfare of the community.

Perhaps the most important use of money - It saves time. Life is so short, and there's so much to do, one can't afford to waste a minute; and just think how much you waste, for instance, in walking from place to place instead of going by bus and in going by bus instead of by taxi.

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.

We who are of mature age seldom suspect how unmercifully and yet with what insight the very young judge us.

I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp.