People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.

When you become used to never being alone, you may consider yourself Americanised

Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

The need to express one's self in writing springs from a maladjustment of life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man) cannot resolve in action.

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi".