[On the United States:] We are a wildly energetic people in our pursuit of pleasure, let alone in our pursuit of money, and we are very odd to look at as we go about our lives.

I see mysteries and complications wherever I look, and I have never met a steadily logical person.

My definition of what makes a journey wholly or partially horrible is boredom.

I daresay I was the worst bed partner in five continents.

Why do people talk of the horrors of old age? It's great. I feel like a fine old car with the parts gradually wearing out, but I'm not complaining,... Those who find growing old terrible are people who haven't done what they wanted with their lives.

If I practised sex, out of moral conviction, that was one thing; but to enjoy it... seemed a defeat.

From the earliest wars of men to our last heart-breaking worldwide effort, all we could do was kill ourselves. Now we are able to kill the future.