There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself.

I don’t mind if you don’t like my manners. They’re pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings.

As it is she will probably turn out to be one of these acid-faced virgins that sit behind little desks in public libraries and stamp dates in books.

Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off.

If you're not tough it's hard to survive in this world; and if you're not kind then you don't deserve to survive.

You can have a hangover from other things than alcohol. I had one from women.

The most durable thing in writing is style, and style is the single most valuable investment a writer can make with his time.