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.

It is a nuisance that knowledge can only be acquired by hard work.

By the time a man notices that he is no longer young, his youth has long since left him.

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

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.

All important persons have about them someone in a subordinate position who has their ear. These dependents are very susceptible to slights, and, when they are not treated as they think they should be, will by well-directed shafts, constantly repeated, poison the minds of their patrons against those who have provoked their animosity. It is well to keep in with them.

I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written.