"I would prefer not to."
— Herman Melville (Bartleby The Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street)

"Ever notice how 'What the hell' is always the right answer?"
— Marilyn Monroe

"There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out."
— Mae West

"There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
— W. Somerset Maugham

"She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit."
— W. Somerset Maugham

"It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up."
— W. Somerset Maugham

"People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise."
— W. Somerset Maugham (Of Human Bondage)

"Some say life is the thing, but I prefer reading."
— Ruth Rendell