The more I see of dogs, the more I like children.

Really, trees are nearly as important as men, and much better behaved.

Remorse ... is one of the many afflictions for which time finds a cure.

Surely, if life is good, it is good throughout its substance; we cannot separate men's activities from women's and say, these are worthy of praise and these unworthy.

What with the reviews of critics, the sarcasms of one's friends, the reproaches of one's own taste, there's precious little peace after publishing a book.

Progress? It ought to be stopped, that's what I say. If the Lord meant chickens to come out of incubators he'd never have made hens, it stands to reason.

It's the things you don't do, not the things you do, you feel most sorry for.