there couldn't be war, unless lies were believed. War has to be nourished by lies.

There is no embarrassment quite like the embarrassment of listening to a person for whom one has a regard making a fool of himself.

Grandmother belongs to the generation of women who were satisfied to have men retain their vices, if they removed their hats.

a manufactured interest has no staying quality - especially if it involves any hard work.

One must desire something to be alive.

When it comes to bombshells, there are few that can be more effective than that small, flat, frail thing, a letter.

Isn't there any statute of limitation in things spiritual? I don't believe any large mind dwells on its sins, any more than on its virtues!