Fine writers should split hairs together, and sit side by side, like friendly apes, to pick the fleas from each others fur.

The test of enjoyment is the remembrance which it leaves behind.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.

Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

The dead do not hurt you

I was too pessimistic for an optimist to live with

Strong jealousy in a beautiful love is the autumn in the middle of a hot summer!

Take this job and shove it, I ain't working here no more.

I'm a fan of animation and so, the more stuff that doesn't look like the other stuff that's out there, I'm in favor.

Say what you will, making a marriage work is a woman's business.

Never allow yourself to break, and always remain unbreakable.

...my basic belief about the making of stories is that they pretty much make themselves.

The new fad thing that's going through America and around the world. It's called global warming.

Look to be treated by others as you have treated others.