I had never thought of myself as a dramatist, and, for really good technical results, the thought came too late: a man of letters has become too wordy to write economically for the stage.

If nature had arranged that husbands and wives should have children alternatively, there would never be more than three in a family.

The modern form of things had begun to appeal to me, also (as material for satire) politics, and the lives of the great and little, high up in the social scale.

A saint is one who makes goodness attractive. Surely, a great teacher does the same thing for education.

For the last half of my life I have had the doubtful benefit of a brother whose literary reputation is much greater than my own.

I believe absolutely in love being the central motive force of the universe.

I still think that if the human race, or even one nation, could only get right about its God the rest would follow.

I have always been a writer of letters, and of long ones; so, when I first thought of writing a book in the form of letters, I knew that I could do it quickly and easily.

It is right and natural that generous minds while in the twenties should think the books which try to reform the world's wrong the greatest of all.

I shall not die young, for I am already near seventy: I may die old.

If fathers were to be mothers, then there will never have a family of more than three.

The negativity fuel and the winner rules

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

To this day she could make tap water boil just by kissing him.

Being famous is wicked. But it's better to be normal.

There are dark black buttons tattooed on my heart. I’ll carry them for the rest of my days.

I really like singing, but coming from a small town like where I grew up, how do you start that journey?

I privilege the music over the lyrics

Survival often feels like an indignity.

There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.

We have our share of accidents at nap time. However, the one thing we never do is shame the child, or use blaming words.