Occupation: Novelist Birth: January 30, 1890 Death: January 29, 1961
If one cannot invent a really convincing lie, it is often better to stick to the truth..
I suppose everybody has a mental picture of the days of the week, some seeing them as a circle, some as an endless line, and others again, for all I ….
If there is one pleasure on earth which surpasses all others, it is leaving a play before the end. I might perhaps except the joy of taking tickets f….
Never economize on luxuries..
it is rather depressing to think that one will still be oneself when one is dead, but I dare say one won't be so critical then..
Christmas, so long looming over everyone's head, finally surged up, buried everyone alive and ebbed away, leaving its victims distinctly cross..
But human nature cannot be content on a diet of honey and if there is nothing in one's life that requires pity, one must invent it; for to go through….
It has been noticed that people who are not parents often have a peculiar fondness for children. This is sometimes attributed to a very beautiful nos….
There are few pleasures like really burrowing one's nose into sweet peas..
First love is an astounding experience and if the object happens to be totally unworthy and love not really love at all, it makes little difference t….
If only life were one long crisis, everyone would be perfect..
Early poems are a thing it takes years to live down..
The great thing in life is not to be able to do things, because then they are always done for you..