There was an immeasurable distance between the quick and the dead: they did not seem to belong to the same species; and it was strange to think that but a little while before they had spoken and moved and eaten and laughed.

Art is a manifestation of emotion, and emotion speaks a language that all may understand.

Art, if it is to be reckoned as one of the great values of life, must teach man humility, tolerance, wisdom and magnanimity. The value of art is not beauty, but right action.

In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.

You must not pursue a success, but fly from it.

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

I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all.