When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one's footing.

Peculiar or not, it is my idea of pleasure. Why, why else do you lead this life you don't enjoy it? Don't talk of duty to me; you men always have some high-sounding excuse for indulging yourselves. You go gallivanting over the earth, climbing mountains, looking for the sources of the Nile; and expect women to sit dully at home embroidering. I embroider very badly. I think I would excavate rather well.

Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.

That's maturity-when you realize that you've finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.

Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.

I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don't like to read.

A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.