It takes a genius to whine appealingly.

There used to be two kinds of kisses: First when girls were kissed and deserted; second, when they were engaged. Now there's a third kind, where the man is kissed and deserted. If Mr. Jones of the nineties bragged he'd kissed a girl, everyone knew he was through with her. If Mr. Jones of 1919 brags the same, everyone knows it's because he can't kiss her any more. Given a decent start any girl can beat a man nowadays.

Amory: I love you. Rosalind: I love you- now.

America is a willingness of the heart.

sometimes i wish i'd been an englishman; american life is so damned dumb and stupid and healthy

I never believe much in happiness. I never believe in misery either. Those are things you see on the stage or the screen or the printed page, they never really happen to you in life.

It's not a slam at you when people are rude, it's a slam at the people they've met before.