A man cannot be too careful in his choice of enemies. I have not got one who is a fool. They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.

If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Pride had kept her running when love had betrayed her.

The taste of Scotch, though Guy didn’t much care for it, was pleasant because it reminded him of Anne. She drank Scotch, when she drank. It was like her, golden, full of light, made with careful art.

A bee is never as busy as it seems it's just that it can't buzz any slower.

Like the sun, we are attracted to people who shine with warmth and brightness.

Give what you can, take what you need.

When I was nine, I wrote a vow of celibacy on a piece of paper and ate it.

A rib... loaves and fish... some spit... God can do a lot with a little.

Wherever there is a single solution, that solution must always achieve some kind of maximum.

Employment and hardships prevent melancholy.

Man is not an end but a beginning. We are at the beginning of the second week. We are children of the eighth day