Fortunately age does not affect literature. After a man is dead, he may continue in the business and often rank higher than his living competitors.
I had thought, in my blindness, that the great things were the easiest to do, but now I see that drudgery is an inseparable part of everything worth while, and the more worth while it is, the more drudgery is involved.
Marriage is the process by which a woman deprives herself of an escort.
The appointed thing comes at the appointed time in the appointed way.
I have a friend, physically magnificent, who combines within himself the intellect of a philosopher, the diplomacy of a statesman, the executive ability of the general of an army, the courtesy of a Chesterfield - and the emotions of a rabbit.
when one has learned to wait patiently, one has learned to live.
Art, if it is art, will develop in whatever circumstances it is placed.
Anger is a better weapon than tears; a burr commands more respect than a sensitive plant.
Did you ever read a love-letter that wasn't an evidence of idiocy - except your own?
Gossip is the social mosquito.
A good forgettery is a happier possession than a good memory.
Nothing in the world was ever built without a dream at the beginning.
I experienced the discomfort of those who have moved mentally, but are still clamped, physically, to the places they have moved from.
the world has been fair cruel if you've never known the love of a dog!
There is a great deal of trouble in this world which is not caused by people keeping their mouths shut.
I've just washed my hair and I can't do a thing with it!
Home is a place where we all do as we please - usually regardless of the others.
If there's anythin' on earth that can be more tryin' than any kind of relative, I don't know what it is, but relatives by marriage comes first - easy.
Love is an orchid which thrives principally on hot air.
Love and hate always remember; it is only indifference that forgets.
As if by magic, the love of the many comes with the love of the one.
it is bad manners to contradict a guest. You must never insult people in your own house - always go to theirs.
marriage is a great strain upon love.
Before, you think of it as a permanent bond of happiness; later, you see that it is a yoke, borne unequally. You marry to keep love, but sometimes that is the surest way to lose it.
[On marriage:] Someone once said that it was like a crowded church - those outside were endeavouring to get in, and those inside were making violent efforts to get out.
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