We have long passed the Victorian Era when asterisks were followed after a certain interval by a baby.

We find things beautiful because we recognize them and contrariwise we find things beautiful because their novelty surprises us.

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

I promised myself that if ever I had some money that I would savor a cigar each day after lunch and dinner. This is the only resolution of my youth that I have kept, and the only realized ambition which has not brought disillusion.

The artist produces for the liberation of his soul.

Love is not always blind and there are few things that cause greater wretchedness than to love with all your heart someone who you know is unworthy of love.

He is not famous. It may be that he never will be. It may be that when his life at last comes to an end he will leave no more trace of his sojourn on earth than a stone thrown into a river leaves on the surface of the water. But it may be that the way of life that he has chosen for himself and the peculiar strength and sweetness of his character may have an ever-growing influence over his fellow men so that, long after his death perhaps, it may be realized that there lived in this age a very remarkable creature.