“To vain men, other people are admirers.”
“For, to conceited men, all other men are admirers.”
“People. You must love people. Men are admirable. I wantto vomit—and suddenly, there it is: the Nausea”
“Some cities are women and must be loved; others are men and can only be admired or bargained with”
“The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.”
“Vain men never hear anything but praise.”