Every now and then you run across radiantly attractive people and you're delighted to find they adore you, till you realize that they adore just about everybody - and that's what's made them radiantly attractive.

People are like birds: on the wing, all beautiful; up close, all beady little eyes.

Neurotics have plenty of non-neurotic friends, but not for long.

Make a habit of telling the truth, or make a habit of lying: to decide each case on its own merits is exhausting, and hardly ever worth it.

Your money, or your life. We know what to do when a burglar makes this demand of us, but not when God does.

The way the neurotic sees it: bars on his door mean that he's locked in; bars on your door mean that he's locked out.

Money is much more exciting than anything it buys.