“Conversations are always dangerous, if you have something to hide.”

“People with a grudge against the world are always dangerous. They seem to think life owes them something. I've known many an invalid who has suffered worse and been cut off from life much more . . . and they've managed to lead happy contented lives. It's what's in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy.”

“W: Nobody's so gullible as scientists. All the phony mediums say so. Can't quite see why.J: Oh, yes, it would be so. They think they know, you see. That's always dangerous.~Wharton; Jessop”

“In conversation, points arise! If a human being converses much, it is impossible for him to avoid the truth!”

“Everybody always knows something," said Adam, "even if it's something they don't know they know.”

“Why the worst women should always attract the best men is something hard to fathom!”

“I was born to live dangerously.”