There is no drunkenness equal to that of remembering whispered words in the night.

The test of an adventure is that when you're in the middle of it, you say to yourself "Oh now I've got myself into an awful mess; I wish I were sitting quietly at home. And the sign that something's wrong with you is when you sit quietly at home wishing you were out having lots of adventure.

A living is made, Mr Kemper, by selling something that everybody needs at least once a year.Yes, sir! And a million ismade by producing something that everybody needs every day.You artists produce something that nobody needs at any time.

But such occasions of excellence became less and less frequent. As her technique became sounder, [her] sincerity became less necessary.

Only it seems to me that once in your life before you die you ought to see a country where they don't talk in English and don't even want to.

Doctors are mostly impostors. The older a doctor is and the more venerated he is, the more he must pretend to know everything. Of course, they grow worse with time. Always look for a doctor who is hated by the best doctors. Always seek out a bright young doctor before he comes down with nonsense.

An incinerator is a writer's best friend.