There is an interesting resemblance in the speeches of dictators, no matter what country they may hail from or what language they may speak.

Bizarre as was the name she bore, Kim Ravenal always said she was thankful it had been no worse.

Funny, isn't it, how your whole life goes by while you think you're only planning the way you're going to live it?

To be alive is a fine thing. It is the finest thing in the world, though hazardous. It is a unique thing. It happens only once in a lifetime. To be alive, to know consciously that you are alive, and to relish that knowledge -- this is a kind of magic. Or it may be a kind of madness, exhilarating but harmless.

Christmas is not a season. It is a feeling.

A writer's working hours are his waking hours. He is working as long as he is conscious and frequently when he isn't.

The very rich and the very social are, often, the very stuffy.