Affection is created by habit, community of interests, convenience and the desire of companionship. It is a comfort rather than an exhilaration.

There are men who are possessed by an urge so strong to do some particular thing that they can't help themselves, they've got to do it. They're prepared to sacrifice everything to satisfy their yearning.

Unfortunately sometimes one can't do what one thinks is right without making someone else unhappy.

Kant thought things, not because they were true, but because he was Kant.

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.

Writing is a wholetime job: no professional writer can afford only to write when he feels like it.