My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
Polite conversation is rarely either.
There were a zillion bad jobs. That doesn’t exist any more. I mean, I could wake up one afternoon with zero money and know that by the end of the day, I would have money.
If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
Civilised adults do not take apple juice with dinner.
Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
No one I knew talked about money. It’s not an area of interest.
No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.
Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
Now the culture is made of old things, it’s a collage. Art made out of art is not art. You’re supposed to make art out of life.
Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
The best fame is a writer’s fame. It’s enough to get a table at a good restaurant, but not enough to get you interrupted when you eat.
Ever since I was a little child, I refused to see movies of books that I loved. Because you already know what Heidi looks like and she doesn’t look like Shirley Temple.
I hate money. It is boring and it is arithmetic. The two things I hate the most.