New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.

One must not look inward too much, while the inside is yet tender. I do not wish to frighten myself until I can stand it.

To love without criticism is to be betrayed.

None of us suffers as much as we should, or loves as much as we say. Love is the first lie; wisdom the last.

She was nervous about the future; it made her indelicate. She was one of the most unimportantly wicked women of her time --because she could not let her time alone, and yet could never be a part of it. She wanted to be the reason for everything and so was the cause of nothing. She had the fluency of tongue and action meted out by divine providence to those who cannot think for themselves. She was the master of the over-sweet phrase, the over-tight embrace.

Love is the first lie; wisdom the last.

My war brought me many things; let yours bring you as much. Life is not to be told, call it as loud as you like, it will not tell itself. No one will be much or little except in someone else's mind, so be careful of the minds you get into, and remember Lady Macbeth, who had her mind in her hand. We can't all be as safe as that.