There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent.

If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn't matter a damn how you write.

Now it is a funny thing about life. If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. If you utterly decline to make do with what you can get, then somehow or other, you are very likely to get what you want.

The worst of having so much tact was that you never quite knew whether other people were acting naturally or being tactful too. [The human element]

There is no more merit in being able to attach a correct description to a picture than in being able to find out what is wrong with a stalled motorcar. In each case it is special knowledge.

The average American can get into the kingdom of heaven much more easily than he can get into the Boulevard St. Germain.

It does the heart good to look at you.