No one ever has time to examine himself honestly, and most people look no further than their neighbors' eyes, in which they may see their own reflection.

What you call types of mind are only mental ages.

There is no such thing as an ideal man. The ideal man is the man you love at the moment.

One can never speak enough of the virtues, the dangers, the power of shared laughter.

You should celebrate the end of a love affair as they celebrate death in New Orleans, with songs, laughter, dancing and a lot of wine.

I don't think there's any intrinsic difference between a lover and a husband. ... If I were cynical, I would say that a woman should have both a good husband and a lover. But I'm not cynical so I'll just say that a woman should have a lover who's a good husband and a husband who's a good lover, perhaps both.

Art must take reality by surprise. It takes those moments which are for us merely a moment, plus a moment, plus another moment, and arbitrarily transforms them into a special series of moments held together by a major emotion.