The public pleasures of far the greater part of mankind are counterfeit.

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.

Beauty! Terrible Beauty! A deathless Goddess-- so she strikes our eyes!

Be disciplined and disciple to thrive in every situation and keep cleaved to your plans.

I walk into the kitchen, look at the typer down there on the floor. It's a dirty floor. It's a dirty typer that types dirty stories

There is nothing so important in the family as the sacred quality of the meal.

I'd like to direct at some point. But I don't know because 10 years ago I would have never imagined that I'd be here. So in 10 years from now, I might be running a rodeo.

If you get a wrinkle, I don't feel that's indicative of your losing ground. That's ridiculous.

Style is originality; fashion is fascism. The two are eternally and unalterably opposed.

The great artist, whether he be musician, painter, or poet, is known for this absolute unexpectedness.

I wish to God she had had an M-4 in her office.