the intimate revelations of young men, or at least the terms in which they express them, are usually plagiaristic and marred by obvious suppressions.

Life plays the same lovely and agonizing joke on all of us.

We want to believe. Young students try to believe in older authors, constituents try to believe in their Congressmen, countries try to believe in their statesmen, but they can't. Too many voices, too much scattered, illogical ill-considered criticism.

A lot of young girls together is a romantic secret thing like the first sight of wild ducks at dawn.

The cleverly expressed opposite of any generally accepted idea is worth a fortune to somebody.

His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him.

I hate dainty minds,' answered Marjorie. 'But a girl has to be dainty in person. If she looks like a million dollars she can talk about Russia, ping-pong, or the League of Nations and get away with it.