If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one.

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.

It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up.

Most people are such fools that it is really no great compliment to say that someone is above the average.

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.

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.

I don't think that women ought to sit down at table with men. It ruins conversation and I'm sure it's very bad for them. It puts ideas in their heads, and women are never at ease with themselves when they have ideas.