The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.

I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them.

I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.

Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long.

A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing.