To me travel is triple delight: anticipation, performance, and recollection.

Love at a distance may be poignant; it is also idealized. Contact, more than separation, is the test of attachment.

in love, gallantry is necessary. Even when the first wild desire is gone, especially then, there is an inherent need for good manners and consideration, for the putting forth of effort. Two courteous and civilized human beings out of the loneliness of their souls owe that to each other.

The only people who never fail are those who never try

On the whole, I haven't found men unduly loath to say, 'I love you.' The real trick is to get them to say, 'Will you marry me?

George Moore unexpectedly pinched my behind. I felt rather honored that my behind should have drawn the attention of the great master of English prose.

Like building a house, travel always costs more than you estimate.