People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.
Logan Pearsall Smith Quotes
“It’s the result of Board School Education” – “It’s the popular Press” – “It’s the selfishness of the Working Classes” – “It’s the Cinema” – “It’s the Jews” – “Paid Agitators!” – “The decay of Faith” – “The disintegration of Family Life” – “I put it down,” I said, “to Sun-Spots. If you want to […]
What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers.
We need new friends; some of us are cannibals who have eaten their old friends up; others must have ever renewed audiences before to reenact an ideal version of their lives.
Aphorisms are salted, not sugared, almonds at Reason’s feast.
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.
There is more felicity on the far side of baldness than young men can possibly imagine.
A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.
