From Mozart I learned to say important things in a conversational way. Conversation with Busoni

She had lost the art of conversation, but not, unfortunately, the power of speech

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health, strength, honor, generosity and beauty as conspicuously as the want of it represents illness, weakness, disgrace, meanness and ugliness.

Cruelty must be whitewashed by a moral excuse, and pretense of reluctance

There are scores of thousands of human insects who are ready at a moment's notice to reveal the Will of God on every possible subject