“The purpose of writing is to hold a mirror to nature, but too much today is written from small mirrors in vanity cases.”

“Part of the American myth is that people who are handed the skin of a dead sheep at graduating time think that it will keep their minds alive forever.”

“America is a land where men govern, but women rule.”

“ Fantasy mirrors desire. Imagination reshapes it.”

“He doesn't want to hurt anybody , you know. He is good, nice, kind. But he has got a small heart --- to small to hold much feeling. Maybe just enough for himself, but not enough feeling to give out to anybody. He couldn't really love anybody, that man. - Suzie Wong (The World of Suzie Wong)”

“You were born an original. Don't die a copy.”

“An original is hard to find but easy to recognize.”