The humorist has a good eye for the humbug; he does not always recognize the saint.

Genius is talent provided with ideals.

I daresay one profits more by the mistakes one makes off one's own bat than by doing the right thing on somebody's else advice.

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.

A good story is obviously a difficult thing to invent, but its difficulty is a poor reason for despising it.

When she liked anyone it was quite natural for her to go to bed with him. She never thought twice about it. It was not vice; it wasn't lasciviousness; it was her nature. She gave herself as naturally as the sun gives heat or the flowers their perfume. It was a pleasure to her and she liked to give pleasure to others.

Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.