The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him. That remark in itself wouldn't make any sense if quoted as it stands.

I don't want to be an alarmist, but I think that the Younger Generation is up to something.... I base my apprehension on nothing more definite than the fact th…

The only cure for a real hangover is death.

Nine-tenths of the value of a sense of humor in writing is not in the things it makes one write but in the things it keeps one from writing. It is especially v…

I speak an open and disinterested language, dictated by no passion but that of humanity. To me, who have not only refused offers, because I thought them improp…

Aesopian language was used by all of us. And of course, using this language meant having readers who understood it.

My belief is that 'recluse' is a code word generated by journalists... meaning, 'doesn't like to talk to reporters.'