Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.
You see, money to you means freedom; to me it means bondage.
There is no cruelty greater than a woman's to a man who loves her and whom she does not love; she has no kindness then, no tolerance even, she has only an insane irritation.
The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
It is astonishing how many books I find there is no need for me to read at all.
The trouble is that thinking looks like loafing. Who wants to pay people for daydreaming?