"I have been in love with a great many women. I have never been in love with a man."

"To be original, one must be independent of the opinions of others."

"The true genius is a man who can say what he likes without being understood."

"Grin: — Your true diddler winds up all with a grin. But this nobody sees but himself. He grins when his daily work is done — when his allotted labors are accomplished — at night in his own closet, and…"

"It is not a matter of whether or not you will die, but of how you will live."