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

Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind

Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon as they cease to be advantageous.

There is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror.

To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.

It wasn't until quite late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say, "I don't know