“Man can believe the impossible, but can never believe the improbable”

“As for believing things, I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible.”

“I can believe anything provided it is incredible.”

“Believe me, no civilized man ever regrets a pleasure, and no uncivilized man ever knows what a pleasure is.”

“The true artist is a man who believes absolutely in himself, because he is absolutely himself.”

“I believe I am to have enough to live on for about eighteen months at anyrate, so that if I may not write beautiful books, I may at least read beautifulbooks; and what joy can be greater?”

“Society, civilized society at least, is never very ready to believe anything to the detriment of those who are both rich and fascinating.”