Schoolteachers seemed determined to persuade me that 'classic' is a synonym for 'narcotic'.

Live by publicity, you'll probably die by publicity.

Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories: those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost.

People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure.

Etiquette is the grease that makes it possible for all of us to rub together without unnecessary overheating.

I worry about people who get born nowadays, because they get born into such tiny families--sometimes into no family at all. When you're the only pea in the pod, your parents are likely to get you confused with the Hope Diamond. And that encourages you to talk too much.

In writing, punctuation plays the role of body language. It helps readers hear you the way you want to be heard.