Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.

We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old read more

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

My father told me that if you saw a man in a Rolls Royce you could be sure he was read more

My father told me that if you saw a man in a Rolls Royce you could be sure he was not a gentleman unless he was the chauffeur.

Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.

Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.

A young person, to achieve, must first get out of his mind any notion either of the ease or rapidity read more

A young person, to achieve, must first get out of his mind any notion either of the ease or rapidity of success. Nothing ever just happens in this world.

Gluttony is an emotional sign that something is eating us.

Gluttony is an emotional sign that something is eating us.

Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.