"The highest activities of consciousness have their origins in physical occurrences of the brain just as the loveliest melodies are not too sublime to be expressed by notes."
"I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation."
"We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to."
"It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it."
"Impropriety is the soul of wit."
"The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down the hill."