A woman will always sacrifice herself if you give her the opportunity. It is her favourite form of self indulgence.

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

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.

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

Throw yourself into the hurly-burly of life. It doesn't matter how many mistakes you make, what unhappiness you have to undergo. It is all your material ... Don't wait for experience to come to you; go out after experience. Experience is your material.

Self-control might be as passionate and as active as the surrender to passion.

She could not admit but that he had remarkable qualities, sometimes she thought that there was even in him a strange and unattractive greatness; it was curious then that she could not love him, but loved still a man whose worthlessness was now so clear to her.