A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and one must be prepared to suffer for it.

Because her instinct has told her, or because she has been reliably informed, the faded virgin knows that the supreme joys are not for her; she knows by a process of the intellect; but she can feel her deprivation no more than the young mother can feel the hardship of the virgin's lot.

Make love to every woman you meet; if you get five per cent of your outlay it's a good investment.

Literature exists so that where one man has lived finely ten thousand may afterward live finely

Most people sleep themselves stupid.

The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.

A true friend is one who likes you despite your achievements.