Thank God, I can look at a sunset now without having to think how to describe it

I don't know why it is that the religious never ascribe common sense to God.

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it.

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

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

There are few things so pleasant as a picnic eaten in perfect comfort.

if you'd ever had a grown-up daughter you'd know that by comparison a bucking steer is easy to manage. And as to knowing what goes on inside her - well, it's much better to pretend you're the simple, innocent old fool she almost certainly takes you for.