Logan Pearsall Smith

“Our names are labels, plainly printed on the bottled essence of our past behavior.”

“There is more felicity on the far side of baldness than young men can possibly imagine.”

“If you want to be thought a liar, always tell the truth.”

“It is through the cracks in our brains that ecstasy creeps in.”

“What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?”

“If you are losing your leisure, look out; you may be losing your soul.”

“Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.”

“There are people who, like houses, are beautiful in dilapidation.”

“How it infuriates a bigot, when he is forced to drag out his dark convictions!”

“What's more enchanting than the voices of young people, when you can't hear what they say?”