“Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.”

“Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.”

“There is a limit to enjoyment, though the sources of wealth be boundless
And the choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.”

“One of the main purposes of dreaming, therefore, is to increase man’s pleasure, which means to increase the quality of living itself.”

“Take all the pleasures of all the spheres,
And multiply each through endless years,—
One minute of heaven is worth them all.”

“My definition of good literature is that which can be read by an educated reader, and reread with increased pleasure.”

“The pleasure that is in sorrow is sweeter than the pleasure of pleasure itself.”

“Human beings have neither kindness, nor faith, nor charity beyond what serves to increase the pleasure of the moment.”

“Draw you pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly.”

“My definition of a great story has nothing to do with "a varied and interesting background." It is: One that can be read with pleasure by a cultivated reader and reread with increasing pleasure. The business about a varied and interesting background belongs to my definition of a good story.”