When did Youth ever thank Age for its wisdom?

Truth is like heat or light; its vibrations are endless, and are endlessly felt.

Nobody who is somebody looks down on anybody.

As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.

One must desire something to be alive.

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

One must desire something to be alive; perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death.

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be your own judge.

A pint can't hold a quart - if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.

Nothing may be more selfish than remorse.

A letter is a risky thing; the writer gambles on the reader's frame of mind.

But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.

Life, the universe and everything is a time illusion.Khalid Masood

Don't get hung up on a snag in the stream my dear. Snags are not so dangerous-it's the debris that clings to them that makes the trouble. Pull yourself loose and go on.

I got a lovely check today from being a writer that I earned by sitting at home. That's rewarding.

Whoever gains the palm by merit, let him hold it.

If all you want to do is make money, the very last thing you need is imagination.

Stage acting is a very difficult thing - and I've learned a lot and have a long way to go.

I sometimes think that Thomas Cook should be numbered among the secular saints. He took travel from the privileged and gave it to the people.

I wouldn't want to spend every waking hour asking people for money. A, I can't do it, it's just not my nature.