If Miss means respectably unmarried, and Mrs. respectably married, then Ms. means nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

we must not blame our poor symbols if they take forms that seem trivial to us, or absurd, ... however paltry they may be; the nature of our life alone has determined their forms.

Losing their names, these things underwent a process of uncreation.

The child's laughter is pure until he first laughs at a clown.

He was a lovely man in many ways. But he kept on insisting on forgiving me when there was nothing to forgive.

Though I still turn up my coat-collar in a lonely way and am always looking at myself in mirrors, they’re only habits and give no clue at all to my character, whatever that is. The most difficult performance in the world is acting naturally isn’t it? Everything else is artful.

Some cities are women and must be loved; others are men and can only be admired or bargained with