And if there is not any such thing as a long time, nor the rest of your lives, nor from now on, but there is only now, why then now is the thing to praise and I am very happy with it.

God knows I didn't mean to fall in love with her

When you give power to an executive you do not know who will be filling that position when the time of crisis comes.

Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.

There is never any ending to Paris and the memory of each person who has lived in it differs from that of any other. We always returned to it no matter who we were or how it was changed or with what difficulties, or ease, it could be reached. Paris was always worth it and you received return for whatever you brought to it. But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very poor and very happy.

Wine is the most civilized thing in the world.

Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?