I have never been able to write a happy play. I can't. I can write a funny play, but not a happy play.

The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

The power elite are not solitary rulers. Advisors and consultants, spokesmen and opinion-makers, are often the captains of their higher thought and decision.

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

"Fear is a darkroom where negatives develop."

译文：每天做的事，都要问心无愧才行，光阴容易逝去，希望能把这个信念坚持到老年。赏析：我们一生做事都要善于反省，做到防患于未然，避免发生更严重的错误。凡事粗心大意，鲁莽草率，必将带来祸害。