People are either born hosts or born guests.

Improvisation is the essence of good talk. Heaven defend us from the talker who doles out things prepared for us; but let heaven not less defend us from the beautiful spontaneous writer who puts his trust in the inspiration of the moment.

Pessimism does win us great happy moments.

We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans.

"After all," as a pretty girl once said to me, "women are a sex by themselves, so to speak."

There is in the human race some dark spirit of recalcitrance, always pulling us in the direction contrary to that in which we are reasonably expected to go.

You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men.