I [Death] was astonished to see him in Baghdad, for I had an appointment with him tonight in Samarra.

The Riviera isn't only a sunny place for shady people.

The highest activities of consciousness have their origins in physical occurrences of the brain, just as the loveliest melodies are not too sublime to be expressed by notes.

Art for art's sake makes no more sense than gin for gin's sake.

It has been said that good prose should resemble the conversation of a well-bred man.

What was it in the human heart that made you despise a man because he loved you?

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.