Of all the hokum with which this country [America] is riddled, the most odd is the common notion that it is free of class distinctions.

I don't think that women ought to sit down at table with men. It ruins conversation and I'm sure it's very bad for them. It puts ideas in their heads, and women are never at ease with themselves when they have ideas.

Of all the hokum with which this country [America] is riddled, the most odd is the common notion that it is free of class distinctions.

and he loved her suddenly because she loved him.

Do you absolutely despise me, Walter?" "No." He hesitated and his voice was strange. "I despise myself.

Tolerance is only another name for indifference.

There is no more merit in being able to attach a correct description to a picture than in being able to find out what is wrong with a stalled motorcar. In each case it is special knowledge.