The spirit is often most free when the body is satiated with pleasure; indeed, sometimes the stars shine more brightly seen from the gutter than from the hilltop.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

I wonder how anyone can have the face to condemn others when he reflects upon his own thoughts.

The great critic … must be a philosopher, for from philosophy he will learn serenity, impartiality, and the transitoriness of human things.

The ideas for stories that thronged my brain would not let me rest till I had got rid of them by writing them.

In heaven, when the blessed use the telephone they will say what they have to say and not a word besides.

You cannot write well or much (and I venture the opinion that you cannot write well unless you write much) unless you form a habit.