Allegories drawn to great length will always break.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Lucille must have fed him a Vallium smoothie this morning.

Rich is my word for someone who can afford to make choices, who has enough resources to do more than merely survive.

We have to have great pitching performances from our guys, and we have to take it from there.

Some fans keep booing and whistling at me because I'm handsome, rich and a great player. They envy me.

....a perfect paper airplane.

Flying would give such occasions for intrigues as people cannot meet with who have nothing but legs to carry them.

Whenever I dream about flying, it's the best feeling in the world.

I totally believe that art is an open dialogue and that it is not logical. It does not always make sense.

What would our lives be like if we could all be happy no matter what?

In a total work, the failures have their not unimportant place.