Charming villains have always had a decided social advantage over well-meaning people who chew with their mouths open.

Most people who work at home find they do not have the benefit of receptionists who serve as personal guards

If it's against state law, it's generally considered a breach of Etiquette.

Adorable children are considered to be the general property of the human race. Rude children belong to their mothers.

It's far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

The family dinner table is the cornerstone of civilization and those who 'graze' from refrigerators or in front of the television sets are doomed to remain in a state of savagery.

Ideological differences are no excuse for rudeness.

We are born charming fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.

If you can't be kind, at least be vague.

When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.

Society cannot exist without etiquette ... It never has, and until our own century, everybody knew that.

My God - it's a green child!" said the American. "What is this place - the House of Usher?

My energies have been drained.Masturbating too much will do that.

You are the decision you make. The things you do. The people you love and who love you. They're the things that really make you who you are.

Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows - marriage does.

It is by sitting down to write every morning that he becomes a writer. Those who do not do this remain amateurs.

I can't believe how much money I lose betting on sports. "sucker born every minute". That's me!

A typical rapist is a recidivist.

You’re adored and you’re talented and the world is waiting to see the results of hard work for the last year

When the weather's good, there's no better place to be than the British countryside.

Don't be taken in by the guff that critics are killing the theater. Commonly they sin on the side of enthusiasm. Too often they give their blessing to trash.