It is a matter of life and death for married people to interrupt each others stories; for it they did not, they would burst.

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.

We are the most informed people in the history of civilization—and yet the most confused. Though our heads are crammed with knowledge, our hearts are empty.

Write because you love it, not because you want to become rich. Your story will be better for it.

If thy words be too luxuriant, confine them, lest they confine thee; he that thinks he never can speak enough may easily speak too much. A full tongue and an empty brain are seldom parted.

Every team has a hard man. We has Nobby Stiles, Chelsea had Chopper, Arsenal had Peter Storey, Liverpool had Tommy Smith. Leeds had eleven of them

Yes, we need euthanasia, for certain cases where people are in comas or too immobile to even press a button.

I think as an investigative reporter I had tough standards, but I don't think of myself as a tough person.

Friends do everything they can to protect each other." --Polly

I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast, But I'm intercontinental when I eat French toast.

Many words befall men, mean and noble alike; do not be astonished by them, nor allow yourself to be constrained.

It's better that you're criticized than complimented as a person.