And after reading Thoreau I felt how much I have lost by leaving nature out of my life.

Take off that darn fur coat!...Or maybe you'd like to have us open all the windows.

I want to die violently instead of fading out sentimentally.

He's sensitive and I don't want him to break his heart over somebody who doesn't care about him.

I hope I haven't given you the impression that I consider kissing intrinsically irrational.

Celibacy goes deeper than the flesh.

A classic,' suggested Anthony, 'is a successful book that has survived the reaction of the next period or generation. Then it's safe, like a style in architecture or furniture. It's acquired a picturesque dignity to take the place of its fashion.