“The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.”

“The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.”

“Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.”

“I have nothing to declare except my genius.”

“One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.”

“All sins, except a sin against itself, Love should forgive. All lives, save loveless lives, true Love should pardon.”

“Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.”