he used to think that he wanted to be good, he wanted to be kind, he wanted to be brave and wise, but it was all pretty difficult. He wanted to be loved, too, if he could fit it in.

I like France, where everybody thinks he's Napoleon--down here everybody thinks he's Christ.

When a girl feels that she’s perfectly groomed and dressed she can forget that part of her. That’s charm

Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk.

You really ought to read more books - you know, those things that look like blocks but come apart on one side.

Feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember

...I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes.