A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way to do that, he must also fool himself.

Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual improvisation.

When she liked anyone it was quite natural for her to go to bed with him. She never thought twice about it. It was not vice; it wasn't lasciviousness; it was her nature. She gave herself as naturally as the sun gives heat or the flowers their perfume. It was a pleasure to her and she liked to give pleasure to others.

A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way to do that, he must also fool himself.

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.

The nature of men and women - their essential nature - is so vile and despicable that if you were to portray a person as he really is, no one would believe you.

Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.