"I don't know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people can't stand to be invited someplace that isn't full of other important people. They don't mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good listeners."

"I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him."

"You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book."

"How wonderful, how very wonderful the operations of time, and the changes of the human mind!"

"I have learnt how to live, how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch."

"You have to be a speedy reader because there’s so so much to read."