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.

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.

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.

P.S. Please give my love to Tink, she always was such a funny little bug

And they all have pretty children, And the children go to school, And the children go to summer camp, And then to the university, Where they are put in boxesAnd they come out all the same.

If only God would give me a clear sign like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.

Being inside Tiger Stadium is like being on the inside of a drum.

When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work.

I'm a Canadian Jamaican. For me, I carry my Jamaican element into my music in my more recent releases.

If a woman has talent she'll get there. But she has to be willing to fight... to have tremendous determination and be single-minded about it.

As a director, you should choose a project that will educate you and enrich your life, because you're going to be doing it for two years.

My literary career was a fluke. Utterly unexpected.

To be associated with success is absolutely wonderful.