Women are strange little beasts,' he said to Dr. Coutras. 'You can treat them like dogs, you can beat them till your arm aches, and still they love you.' He shrugged his shoulders. 'Of course, it is one of the most absurd illusions of Christianity that they have souls.

There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.

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

The artist can within limits make what he likes of his life... It is only the artist, and maybe the criminal, who can make his own.

Art is merely the refuge which the ingenious have invented, when they were supplied with food and women, to escape the tediousness of life.

An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.

Genius is talent provided with ideals. Genius starves while talent wears purple and fine linen. The man of genius of today will infifty years' time be in most cases no more than a man of talent.