The beautiful and damned.

The compensation of a very early success is a conviction that life is a romantic matter. In the best sense one stays young.

The hangover became a part of the day as well allowed-for as the Spanish siesta.

The intimate revelations of young men, or at least the terms in which they express them, are usually plagiaristic and marred by obvious suppressions.

The kiss originated when the first male reptile licked the first female reptile, implying in a subtle, complimentary way that she was as succulent as the small reptile he had for dinner the night before.

The mind of a little child is fascinating, for it looks on old things with new eyes—but at about twelve this changes. The adolescent offers nothing, can do nothing, say nothing that the adult cannot do better.

The rich are different from you and me. Yes, they have more money.

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The test of a first-fate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise. F.

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.

The two basic stories of all times are Cinderella and Jack the Giant Killer—the charm of women and the courage of men.