There is no greater mistake in life than seeing things or hearing them at the wrong time.

Words are such uncertain things, they so often sound well but mean the opposite of what one thinks they do.

I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming... suddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you.

If you've had a happy childhood, nobody can take that away from you.

Never worry about what you say to a man. They're so conceited that they never believe you mean it if it's unflattering.

The trouble with you and me, is that we don't live in the real world. We dream of fantastic things that may never happen.

Speech ... is an invention of man's to prevent him from thinking.