There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another.

The shock, for an intelligent writer, of discovering for the first time that there are people younger than himself who think him stupid is severe.

Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

Optimism and self-pity are the positive and negative poles of modern cowardice.

English Law: where there are two alternatives: one intelligent, one stupid; one attractive, one vulgar; one noble, one ape-like; one serious and sincere, one undignified and false; one far-sighted, one short; EVERYBODY will INVARIABLY choose the latter.

The one way to get thin is to re-establish a purpose in life.