Love is an irreresisistible desire to be irresistibily desired.

Definite speech means clarity of mind.

There are three infallible ways of pleasing an author, and the three form a rising scale of compliment: 1, to tell him you have read one of his books; 2, to tell him you have read all of his books; 3, to ask him to let you read the manuscript of his forthcoming book. No. 1 admits you to his respect; No. 2 admits you to his admiration; No. 3 carries you clear into his heart.

No one is sane, straight along, year in and year out, and we all know it. Our insanities are of varying sorts, and express themselves in varying forms-fortunately harmless forms as a rule.

Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.

I've come loaded with statistics, for I've noticed that a man can't prove anything without statistics. No man can.

Don't wake up a woman in love. Let her dream, so that she does not weep when she returns to her bitter reality