A man may debar nonsense from his library of reason, but not from the arena of his impulses.

I understand the technique of eccentricity; it would be futile for a man to labor at establishing a reputation for oddity if he were ready at the slightest provocation to revert to normal action.

I don't approve of open fires. You can't think, or talk or even make love in front of a fireplace. All you can do is stare at it.

If I'm home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come, the television set and the chess board and the unanswered mail will have to manage without me if one of the books is a detective story.

Subtlety chases the obvious up a never-ending spiral and never quite catches it.

The brain can be hoodwinked but not the stomach.

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