One degrades oneself sometimes in the effort not to be lonely.

That is the great distinction between the sexes. Men see objects, women see the relationships between objects.

There are some men who are consoled by the idea that there are women less attractive than their wives; and others who are haunted by the knowledge that there are more attractive.

Follow the accident, fear the fixed plan--that is the rule.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical.

I think we are just insects, we live a bit and then die and that’s the lot. There’s no mercy in things. There’s not even a Great Beyond. There’s nothing.

You come to the United States not knowing what to expect. Then all your worst prejudices are confirmed.