There are shortcuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.

Worries are the most stubborn habits in the world. Even after a poor man has won a huge lottery prize, he will still for months wake up in the night with a start, worrying about food and rent.

Marriage always demands the greatest understanding of the art of insincerity possible between two human beings.

I was growing tired of all the fussing and prevaricating, of the stolen hours and the secret rendez-vous; of the small indignities and broad discomfort that are part and parcel of adultery.

A man with money to pay for a meal can talk about hunger without demeaning himself. ... But for a man with no money hunger is a disgrace.

What I like about Hollywood is that one can get along by knowing two words of English -- SWELL and LOUSY.

serious difficulties don't vanish by themselves, they are standing around your bed when you open the eyes the next morning.