The writer is more concerned to know than to judge.
People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
If a man hasn't what's necessary to make a woman love him, it's his fault, not hers.
There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent.
Simplicity and naturalness are the truest marks of distinction.
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]