The ideal has many names, and beauty is but one of them.

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.

Perhaps it would have been possible to see in him a new Prometheus...the hero who for the good of mankind exposes himself to the agonies of the damned...undaunted by failure, by an unceasing effort of courage holding despair at bay, doggedly persistent in the face of self-doubt, which is the artist's bitterest enemy.

By the time a man notices that he is no longer young, his youth has long since left him.

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated.

The audience is not the least important actor in the play and if it will not do its allotted share the play falls to pieces.

It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved.