Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.
The ninety percent of human experience that does not fit into established narrative patterns falls into oblivion.
Never invite to dinner: those who won't decide until the last minute; those who come more than half an hour late; those who want to bring along two or three friends; drunks; monologists; those who stay until three o'clock in the morning; those who think that conversation means having an argument; those who take a high moral tone; those who are stupid, ugly, or dull. Enforcement of these rules will enable one to eat alone every night in comfort.
You are as happy as you think you are, but not necessarily as miserable as you imagine.
Listen to what people say about themselves; they will tell you everything you need to know.
Nudity is the costume of lovers and corpses.
Thoughts can be revised. Deeds cannot.
Self-conscious? Try a wig, a corset, a veil, a beard. Or cultivate shamelessness.
Trust, but look for the exits.
The powerless worship Luck and Fate.
Mistrust makes life difficult. Trust makes it risky.
We make some changes. But mostly changes make us.
The power of the past does not depend on our knowledge of it.
Regretting the past does not prevent me from repeating it.
Many pains are imaginary, but all joys are real.
Why not - is a slogan for an interesting life.
To understand someone, find out how he spends his money.
A sheep who goes looking for a wolf is sure to find one.
Age: I go slower as time goes faster.
Nobody likes to offer stupidity as an excuse.
Love talks and talks. Lust is brief and to the point.
Men and women would be even more unhappy if they really understood one another.
Virtue sometimes pretends. Vice is always sincere.
Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.
Complaining is the favorite pastime of millions.
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