I do not confer praise or blame: I accept. I am the measure of all things. I am the center of the world.

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

Life is really very fantastic, and one has to have a peculiar sense of humour to see the fun of it. [Virtue]

The tragedy of love is not death or separation. How long do you think it would have been before one or other of them ceased to care? Oh, it is dreadfully bitter to look at a woman whom you have loved with all your heart and soul, so that you felt you could not bear to let her out of your sight, and realize that you would not mind if you never saw her again. The tragedy of love is indifference.

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.

You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism.

Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better for the world if they talked more and did less.