Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

America is not a country, it is a world.

The only thing that can console one for being poor is extravagance.

The unread is always better than the unreadable.

Life is not complex. We are complex. Life is simple, and the simple thing is the right thing.

Always! That is a dreadful word. It makes me shudder when I hear it. Women are so fond of using it. They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever. It is a meaningless word, too. The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.

When I went to America I had two secretaries, one for autographs, one for locks of hair. Within six months the one had died of writer's cramp, the other was completely bald.