The author always loads his dice, but he must never let the reader see that he has done so, and by the manipulation of his plot, he can engage the reader's attention so that he does not perceive the violence that has been done to him.

Affection is created by habit, community of interests, convenience and the desire of companionship. It is a comfort rather than an exhilaration.

I do not confer praise or blame: I accept. I am the measure of all things. I am the center of the world.

All the words I use in my stories can be found in the dictionary-it's just a matter of arranging them into the right sentences.

If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.

I wish I could make you see how much fuller the life I offer you is than anything you have a conception of. I wish I could make you see how exciting the life of the spirit is and how rich in experience. It's illimitable. It's such a happy life. There's only one thing like it, when you're up in a plane by yourself, high, high, and only infinity surrounds you. You're intoxicated by the boundless space.

Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better for the world if they talked more and did less.