The drinking of wine seems to me to have a moral edge over many pleasures and hobbies in that it promotes love of one's neighbor.

A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.

Books act like a developing fluid on film. That is, they bring into consciousness what you didn’t know you knew.

For most men, life is a search for the proper Manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.

One newspaper a day ought to be enough for anyone who still prefers to retain a little mental balance.

My son is 7 years old. I am 54. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. I am more respected in the community, I am stronger, I am more intelligent and I think I am better than he is. I don't want to be a pal, I want to be a father.

Gertrude Stein was masterly in making nothing happen very slowly