a celebrity is someone who no longer does the things that made him a celebrity.

... parents embarrass their children probably more than the other way around. I don't know why we should blush so hard for our parents -- we didn't rear them -- and yet we do.

People would have more leisure time if it weren't for all the leisure-time activities that use it up.

Everything takes longer than you think it should, except for some things that don't take as long.

the most all-around, practical, long-wearing illusions are the ones that you weave yourself.

This wild emaciated look appeals to some women, though not to many men, who are seldom seen pinning up a Vogue illustration in a machine shop.

many people choose, early on, their own truths from the large smorgasbord available. And once they've chosen them, for good reason or no reason, they then proceed rather selectively, wisely gathering whatever will bolster them or at least carry out the color scheme.