The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger.

Charm and nothing but charm at last grows a little tiresome. It's a relief then to deal with a man who isn't quite so delightful but a little more sincere.

No woman is worth more than a fiver unless you're in love with her. Then she's worth all she costs you.

Most people are such fools that it is really no great compliment to say that someone is above the average.

I'm only twenty-five. If I've made a mistake I have time to correct it.

Perfect is determined in shortened measures of time, not over long periods of time or lifetimes. It would be unnatural.

The day broke grey and dull. The clouds hung heavily, and there was a rawness in the air that suggested snow. A woman servant came into a room in which a child was sleeping and drew the curtains. She glanced mechanically at the house opposite, a stucco house with a portico, and went to the child's bed.