There ambush here relentless ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney prowls for prey.

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.

Insecurity is lack of self love. When your fountain of self love is alive, you will be one with people.

Now, invite me in, before I lose my temperature.’‘Temper, you mean.’‘No, temperature. It’s getting chilly.

The most rewarding part of writing for TV is - a year ago I would have said it's just watching it on TV, it's just having been done with it and then collecting all that energy.

I sincerely believe that no problem is bigger than man, and problems are blown out of proportion by man himself.

Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.

The slow compromise, or even surrender, of our fondest hopes is a regular feature of normal human life.

The central issue of poetry as of politics is the destiny of the human personality.

Jet, I can almost remember their funny faces

There is so much to be learned from listening to people's hopes, frustrations, and points of view

I think people enjoy finding out something genuinely new.