Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. men & women
The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage. courage
A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth. truth
Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life. hope, love & trust
A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughts of other men by reason of respect or natural love. respect
Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line. art
Going home must be like going to render an account. home
As to honor - you know - it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn't theirs. women
I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace. peace
All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. legal
It is a maudlin and indecent verity that comes out through the strength of wine. strength
Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear. dreams & fear
How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a specter through the heart, slash off its spectral head, take it by its spectral throat? fear
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. alone & men