The inclination to digress is human. But the dramatist must avoid it even more strenuously than the saint must avoid sin, for while sin may be venial, digression is mortal.

Men seek but one thing in life - their pleasure.

In the conduct of life we make use of deliberation to justify ourselves in doing what we want to do.

We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.

People who ask for your criticism want only praise.

The important thing was to love rather than to be loved.

You know, when one's in love,' I said, 'and things go all wrong, one's terribly unhappy and one thinks one won't ever get over it. But you'll be astounded to learn what the sea will do.' What do you mean?' she smiled. Well, love isn't a good sailor and it languishes on a sea voyage. You'll be surprised when you have the Atlantic between you and Larry to find how slight the pang is that before you sailed seemed intolerable.