Oh, it's lovely to see you!' Franny said as the cab moved off. 'I've missed you.' The words were no sooner out than she realized that she didn't mean them at all.

Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first one who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior.

It happens to be one of those days when I see everybody in the family, including myself, through the wrong end of a telescope.

They didn't act like people and they didn't act like actors. It's hard to explain. They acted more like they knew they were celebrities and all. I mean they were good, but they were too good.

It always smelled like it was raining outside, even if it wasn't, and you were in the only nice, dry, cosy place in the world.

It's not too bad when the sun's out, but the sun only comes out when it feels like coming out.

But I do say that educated and scholarly men, if they’re brilliant and creative to begin with—which, unfortunately, is rarely the case—tend to leave infinitely more valuable records behind them than men do who are merely brilliant and creative. They tend to express themselves more clearly, and they usually have a passion for following their thoughts through to the end.