The most notable thing about Time is that it is so purely relative. A large amount of reminiscence is, by common consent, conceded to the drowning man; and it is not past belief that one may review an entire courtship while removing one's gloves.

East is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians are a race of people; they are not merely inhabitants of a State.

She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).

All of us have to be prevaricators, hypocrites, and liars every day of our lives; otherwise the social structure would fall into pieces the first day. We must act in one another's presence just as we must wear clothes. It is for the best

Greenwich Village... the village of low rents and high arts.

We can't buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer.

Hospitality in the prairie country is not limited. Even if your enemy passes your way, you must feed him before you shoot him.