What we have come to, through a combination of popular psychology and expanding technology, is a presumption that all our thoughts and feelings are worth uttering.

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.

I asked my publisher what would happen if he sold all the copies of my book he'd printed. He said "I'll just print another ten.

The world shall know that I will keep my faith to friends and enemies, come what will.

The specific story line that people have responded to the most has been the horror of bathing suit shopping.

I am convinced that it is the light and the way.

As an adult, I can't blame my parents any more.

Think about how much skateboarding opens your eyes to see the world differently.

Self-satisfaction and self-pity are both condemned. What are people permitted to feel about themselves?

This is a terrible mistake, because I used up all of my English.

I feel very lucky to be successful in what i love doing everyday.

It's one of the worst nightmare situations we could create for a young character, having the people who are supposed to believe in you keep telling you you're nothing.