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Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.
There's no one as transparent as the person who thinks he's devilish deep.
It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it.
Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.
Sherry, the civilized drink.
Writing is the supreme solace.
Imagination grows by exercise.
Impropriety is the soul of wit.
The crown of literature is poetry.
The end of culture is right living
The tragedy of love is indifference.
Genius is talent provided with ideals.
It does the heart good to look at you.
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
Life isn't long enough for love and art.
Have common sense and stick to the point.
We do not write as we want, but as we can.
The good traveler has the gift of surprise.
Tolerance is another word for indifference.
The great trues are too important to be new.
Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
The best style is the style you don't notice.
As if a woman ever loved a man for his virtue.
It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.
To write simply is as difficult as to be good.
You must not pursue a success, but fly from it.
You can never know enough about your characters
Loving-kindness is the better part of goodness.
If only the good were a little less heavy-footed
and he loved her suddenly because she loved him.
Tolerance is only another name for indifference.
Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger.
Men seek but one thing in life - their pleasure.
The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
The dead look so terribly dead when they're dead.
A good rule for writers: do not explain overmuch.
Only mediocre people are at the best all the time.
Dullness is the first requisite of a good husband.
People who ask for your criticism want only praise.
The artist produces for the liberation of his soul.
Great writers create; writers of smaller gifts copy
The writer is more concerned to know than to judge.
As the cosmos are in place, so be it with your life.
People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
I'm afraid you've thought me a bigger fool than I am.
It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.
Evil is a necessary part of the order of the universe.
The Riviera isn't only a sunny place for shady people.
It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up.
