Now you can leave home at any time you like.Your mother comes down and finds a picture of the Eiffel Tower on her plate. And she says, 'Oh! Rosemary's gone to Paris. No wonder the bathroom was so tidy.' And nobody minds. But in my day, to go abroad with all those wicked Frenchmen, what would become of them? So no-one ever went anywhere.

Masturbation is not only an expression of self-regard: it is also the natural emotional outlet of those who...have already accepted as inevitable the wide gulf between their real futures and the expectations of their fantasies.

It's written into the Constitution that you're allowed to pursue happiness. In England it would be considered a frivolous objective.

It may be true that artists adopt a flamboyant appearance, but it's also true that people who look funny get stuck with the arts.

Manners are love in a cool climate.

The curiosity of the neighbors about you, is a tribute to your individuality, and you should encourage it

No effort is required to define or even attain happiness, but enormous concentration is needed to abandon everything else.