All that kept her from breaking was that it was not an image of strength that was leaving her; she would be just as strong without him.

Understand now, I'm purely a fiction writer and do not profess to be an earnest student of political science, but I believe strongly that such a law as one prohibiting liquor is foolish, and all the writers, keenly interested in human welfare whom I know, laugh at the prohibition law.

The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside, until the air is alivewith chatter and laughter, and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot, and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other’s names.

I carry the place around the world in my heart but sometimes I try to shake it off in my dreams

America is a willingness of the heart.

Now the standard cure for one who is sunk is to consider those in actual destitution or physical suffering

How I feel is that if I wanted anything I'd take it. That's what I've always thought all my life. But it happens that I want you, and so I just haven't room for any other desires.