Some men have a necessity to be mean, as if they were exercising a faculty which they had to partially neglect since early childhood.

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

Then it had not been merely the stars to which he had aspired on that June night. He came alive to me, delivered suddenly from the womb of his purposeless splendour.

I didn't realize it, but the days came along one after another, and then two years were gone, and everything was gone, and I was gone.

It is not merely enough to have the ability to be persistant, you must also have the ability to start over.

Human sympathy has its limits, and we were contented to let all their tragic arguments fade with the city lights behind.

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