But Paris was a very old city and we were young and nothing was simple there.

Out of all the things you could not have there were some things that you could have and one of those was to know when you were happy and to enjoy all of it while it was there and it was good.

Never fall in love?" "Always," said the count. "I am always in love.

Actually if a writer needs a dictionary he should not write. He should have read the dictionary at least three times from beginning to end and then have loaned it to someone who needs it. There are only certain words which are valid and similes (bring me my dictionary) are like defective ammunition (the lowest thing I can think of at this time).

So this was how you died, in whispers that you did not hear.

He rested sitting on the un-stepped mast and sail and tried not to think but only to endure.

Once in Africa I lost the corkscrew and we were forced to live off food and water for weeks.