A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer. |
A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer. He is a man who has signed a contract with his conscious and his sense of duty. |
acquaintance, next a mistress, and only then a friend |
Advertising is the very essence of democracy. |
An artist must only judge what he understands; his field is just as restricted as any other specialists |
An artist's flair is sometimes worth a scientist's brains |
Any idiot can face a crisis, it is this day-to-day living that wears you out. |
At the door of every happy person there should be a man with a hammer whose knock would serve as a constant reminder of the existence of unfortunate people. |
Conciseness is the sister of talent |
Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too. |
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. |
He was a rationalist, but he had to confess that he liked the ringing of church bells. |
I cannon off the cushion! I pot into the middle pocket. |
I try to catch every sentence, every word you and I say, and quickly lock all these sentences and words away in my literary storehouse because they might come in handy |
If I had listened to the critics I'd have died drunk in the gutter |