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

I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2.

He seemed to be made of sunshine and blood-red tissue and clear weather.

To a woman nothing seems quite impossible to the powers of the man she worships.

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.

There is a saying that no man has tasted the full flavor of life until he has known poverty, love, and war.

History is bright and fiction dull with homely men who have charmed women.