Cynicism is more than a pose; it's also a handy time saver. By deflating your companion's enthusiasm, you can cut conversations in half.

Preppy clothes are built to last, since they certainly won't go out of style.

Wool, cotton, and the odd bits of silk and cashmere are the only acceptable materials for Prep clothes. They look better. They require professional maintenance. They are more expensive.

You can't regret what you can't remember.

In a true democracy everyone can be upper class and live in Connecticut.

A tip: if you're invited to your friend's country club to go the lost and found bin and pretend that you left something there. Next thing you know, you have a fabulous sweater.

Sarcasm mascarades as the Preppy's sense of humor.

Like everything else, Preppiness begins in the home.

It is the inalienable right of every man, woman, and child to wear khaki.

The University of Miami is not a campus with visible school spirit, just visible tan lines.

If you tell a friend a secret, she will keep the secret by telling only one other person.

Glory to God in the holy highest heavens.

I stand for something. I stand for light. Even when I sleep!

If a tree falls in the forest and kills your ex-wife, what do you do with the lumber?

For that was love, wasnt it--to burn bright in someone else's eyes?

We cannot do better than to accept the standards of other times, and to adapt them to our uses.

INTENTIONS - ACTION = SQUAT

I'd take 12 guys who had a strong passion for the game over 12 guys who don't respect the game.

For all of us, self-briefing before going out or starting a project sharpens artistic wit.

Normally, when youre working on something, there are other characters that you have alliances with, and you have unified goals with some characters.

Nothing awakens reminiscence like an aroma.