[on Spiritualism:] I Always Knew The Living

I Have Always Wanted To Be A Man, If Only For The Reason That I Would Like To Have Gauged The Value Of My Intellect.

I Do Not Say I Was Ever What I Would Call "plain," But I Have The Sort Of Face That Bores Me When I See It On Other People.

You Can Do Something With Talent, But Nothing With Genius.

Rich Men's Houses Are Seldom Beautiful, Rarely Comfortable, And Never Original. It Is A Constant Source Of Surprise To People Of Moderate Means To Observe How Little A Big Fortune Contributes To Beauty.

There Is Nothing More Perplexing In Life Than To Know At What Point You Should Surrender Your Intellect To Your Faith.