I never read the life of any important person without discovering that he knew more and could do more than I could ever hope to know or do in half a dozen lifetimes.
There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent.
I know only two words of American slang, 'swell' and 'lousy'. I think 'swell' is lousy, but 'lousy' is swell.
Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself.
Western man is schizophrenic.
The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find nothing to write.
