On lady novelists: As artists they're rot, but as providers they're oil wells; they gush. Norris said she never wrote a story unless it was fun to do. I understand Ferber whistles at her typewriter.

I don't want to review books any more. It cuts in too much on my reading.

All I have to be thankful for in this world is that I was sitting down when my garter busted.

Be you wise and never sad, You will get your lovely lad. Never serious be, nor true, And your wish will come to you-- And if that makes you happy, kid, You'll be the first it ever did.

This must be a gift book. That is to say a book, which you wouldn't take on any other terms.

Writing well is the best revenge.

I like to think of my shining tombstone. It gives me, as you might say, something to live for.