Few enjoy noisy overcrowded functions. But they are a gesture of goodwill on the part of host or hostess, and also on the part of guests who submit to them.

Family. A snug kind of word.

It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.

Art transcends war. Art is the language of God and war is the barking of men. Beethoven is bigger than war.

The grand canyon which yawns between the writer's concept of what he wants to capture in words and what comes through is a cruel abyss.

A woman is not a whole woman without the experience of marriage. In the case of a bad marriage, you win if you lose. Of the two alternatives - bad marriage or none - I believe bad marriage would be better. It is a bitter experience and a high price to pay for fulfillment, but it is the better alternative.

The vast army of women seeking divorce are mainly after easy alimony from men they have ceased to love - surely one of the most despicable forms of barter that can exchange human hands.