The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty revolting about it.

Those who are brutally honest are seldom so with themselves.

Love requires a willingness to die; marriage, a willingness to live.

Many things can make you miserable for weeks; few can bring you a whole day of happiness.

Humiliation is a vast country of imprecise boundaries. If you think you're there, you are. The neurotic rule: when in doubt, go ahead and feel humiliated.

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.

My religious position: I think that God could do a lot better, and I'm willing to give Him the chance.