Writing is the supreme solace.

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Impropriety is the soul of wit.

Impropriety is the soul of wit.

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.

It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the very best...

It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the very best...

I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in...

I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in...

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well...

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well...

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.

There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other.

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other.

We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.

We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.

What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer....

What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer....

Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual...

Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual...

The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create...

The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create...

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out...

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out...

The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to...

The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to...

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual...

Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual...

We must become the change we want to see.

We must become the change we want to see.

Being Young means making mistakes, they don't define us, they just help shape us and...

Being Young means making mistakes, they don't define us, they just help shape us and...