Women's virtue is man's greatest invention.

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

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.

Courtesy is fine and heaven knows we need more and more of it in a rude and frenetic world, but mechanized courtesy is as pallid as Pablum ... in fact, it isn't even courtesy.

What is it about intimacy that makes it so very disturbing?

Success comes from doing what you enjoy. If you don't enjoy it, how can it be called success?

One great thing about getting old is that you can get out of all sorts of social obligations just by saying you're too tired.

Play stimulates the parts of the brain involved in both careful, logical reasoning and carefree, unbound exploration.

I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself.

My parents have a wonderful marriage, for many years. But I can't commit myself for such a long time.

Tapping is a powerful tool that can truly heal, allowing forgiveness, love, and acceptance into your life, particularly when used along with affirmations.

I tell you what really turns my toes up: love scenes with 68-year-old men and actresses young enough to be their granddaughter.

We become, after the arrival of the printing press in general, more attentive more attuned to contemplative ways of thinking.

On a ship thats made of paper, I would sail the seven seas. (Just to be with you)