If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.

But what is criticism? Criticism is purely destructive; anyone can destroy, but not everyone can build up.

The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you.

If it is necessary sometimes to lie to others, it is always despicable to lie to oneself.

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.

It's always difficult to make conversation with a drunk, and there's no denying it, the sober are at a disadvantage with him.

I never spend more than one hour in a gallery. That is as long as one's power of appreciation persists.