Most personal correspondence of today consists of letters the first half of which are given over to an indexed statement of why the writer hasn't written before, followed by one paragraph of small talk, with the remainder devoted to reasons why it is imperative that the letter be brought to a close.

What is to be done with people who can't read a Sunday paper without messing it all up?... Show me a Sunday paper which has been left in a condition fit only for kite flying, and I will show you an antisocial and dangerous character who has left it that way.

The ideal age for a boy to own a dog is between forty-five and fifty.

She sleeps alone at last.

An ardent supporter of the hometown team should go to a game prepared to take offense, no matter what happens.

The pencil sharpener is about as far as I have ever got in operating a complicated piece of machinery with any success.

Even nowadays a man can't step up and kill a woman without feeling just a bit unchivalrous.