It's as though some poor devil were to set out for a large dinner party with the knowledge that the following morning he would be hearing exactly what each of the other guests thought of him.

Women keep a special corner of their hearts for sins they have never committed.

Women's virtue is man's greatest invention.

We all have our little illusions about our own mental abilities.

mosquitoes were using my ankles as filling stations.

There are compensations for growing older. One is the realization that to be sporting isn't at all necessary. It is a great relief to reach this stage of wisdom.

The reason for the scaffolding on the tower of Saint Germain-des-Près is that a rich American has purchased it and is having it crated for shipping.

Emily and I have now reached the time in life when not only do we lie about our ages, we forget what we've said they are.

... I have always fallen for ads. The sweetheart of J. Walter Thompson, I have a peasant-like belief in whatever miracle they profess to effect.

Tragedy can break the heart but not the dam of the tearducts while schmaltz can dissolve the most hardened sophisticate.

That amenity which the French have developed into a great art . . . conversation.

Positive words can bend your world in your favor.

Almost all sadness comes from feeling sorry for oneself.

The thing that matters most is what matters to you, not anybody else.

We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires.

All of the changes in publishing since 1960 are significant. There are far fewer publishers.

It is human nature to seek revenge in the face of relentless suffering. You can’t expect an unhealthy person to think logically.

I want to be paid for my work, not work for my pay.

A lot of things in life seem impossible until it's done. Don't be afraid to attempt the impossible.

What troubles me is not that movie stars run for office, but that they find it easy to get elected. It should be difficult. It should be difficult for millionaires, too.

Fame, I mean, it's like a bubble, in a way. It's like something glittery, and it goes, and it can be forgotten fast.