I should prefer to die laughing, and, on more than one occasion, thought I might.

I believe it was Gayelord Hauser, the nutritionist, who said, 'You are what you eat,' but if you happen to be an intellectual, you are what you quote.

High standards generally -- about workmanship and creation of objects, about what is owed in friendship, about the quality of art and much else -- far from being snobbish, are required to maintain decency in life.

By the way, the secret of speaking French is confidence. Whether you are right or wrong, you don't hesitate.

Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.

I know how deeply slothful I am.

If geniuses can sometimes make mistakes, cannot the rest of us on occasion be geniuses?