It is in the thirties that we want friends. In the forties we know they won't save us any more than love did.

Before you criticize others, remember, they may not have had the same opportunities in life as you have had

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

It takes a genius to whine appealingly.

The ability to hold two competing thoughts in one's mind and still be able to function is the mark of a superior mind

Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.

Then came the war, old sport. It was a great relief, and I tried very hard to die, but I seemed to bear an enchanted life.