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

“Thus, I blush to add, you can not be a philosopher and a good man, though you may be a philosopher and a great one.”

“If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.”

“The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.”

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

“Oh, well, if you want original conversations, you'd better go and talk to yourself.”

“I like a bit of mongrel myself, whether it's a man or a dog.”