I thank God daily for the good fortune of my birth, for I am certain I would have made a miserable peasant.

I'd rather be in trouble for having done something than for not having done anything.

I thank God daily for the good fortune of my birth, for I am certain I would have made a miserable peasant.

The fools ran after me and I ran after the whores, foolish though I realized such a proceeding to be.

Perhaps that suspicion of fraud enhances the flavor.

Novel writing wrecks homes.

Everything was in stark and dreadful contrast with the trivial crises and counterfeit emotions of Hollywood, and I returned to England deeply moved and emotionally worn out.