There is absolutely no point in sitting down to write a book unless you feel that you must write that book, or else go mad, or die.

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past.

The love of truth lies at the root of much humor.

It was as though she was an exile from a world that saw things her way

Boredom and stupidity and patriotism, especially when combined, are three of the greatest evils of the world we live in.

Many a promising career has been wrecked by marrying the wrong sort of woman.

Not enough attention is paid to the negative side of fashion. Great effort is exerted to make people look smart, but somebody should face the fact that a lot of people never will be smart, and that they should be given some assistance in maintaining their fascinating dowdiness.