“I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep.”

“Calumniate calumniate there will always be something which sticks.”

“Vilify! Vilify! Some of it will always stick.”

“I hasten to laugh at everything for fear of being obliged to weep.”

“The only things that distinguish us from the rest of the animals Madam is our habit of drinking when we are not thirsty and making love at any time.”

“Nature says to a woman: 'Be beautiful if you can wise if you want to but be respected that is essential.'”

“For a long time, they sat without speaking. The air outside was filled with the lilting sound of sparrows, the buzz of traffic on Main Street, and under that the faint lapping of waves on the lakes...”

“If you can't win by reason, go for volume.”

“She meant that they'd never used words like "separation" and "divorce" even in their worst screaming matches. They yelled things like, "You're infuriating!" "You don't think!" "You are the most ann...”