Randolph," he said, "were you ever as young as me?" And Randolph said: "I was never so old.

And in this moment, like a swift intake of breath, the rain came.

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.

What I found does the most good is just to get into a taxi and go to Tiffany's. It calms me down right away, the quietness and the proud look of it;nothing very bad could happen to you there.

there is only one unpardonable sin--deliberate cruelty. All else can be forgiven.

The true beloveds of this world are in their lover's eyes lilacs opening, ship lights, school bells, a landscape, remembered conversations, friends, a child's Sunday, lost voices, one's favorite suit, autumn and all seasons, memory, yes, it being the earth and water of existence, memory.

It's worth your life to order an omelette in most restaurants. You never know what you're going to get.