“It's a sad reflection on society how many people are shocked by honesty... and how few by dishonesty.”
“You kissed me because you were awfully nice and I was awfully nice and we both liked kissing very much. It was inevitable.”
“People have died from hiccups, you know.”
“To hell with God damned "L'Amour." It always causes far more trouble than it is worth. Don't run after it. Don't court it. Keep it waiting off stage until you're good and ready for it and even then treat it with the suspicious disdain that it deserves...”
“In tropical climes, there are certain times of day,When the citiens retire to tear their clothes off and perspire.--It s one of those rules that the greatest fools obey,--because the sun is much too sultry, and one must avoid it s ultra-violet-ray.--Mad dogs and englishmen go out in the mid-day sun.--The Japanese don t care to, The Chinese wouldn t dare to. Hindoos and Argentines sleep firmly from twelwe to one.--But mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun.”
“Couldn't you see that all my flippancy was only a mask, hiding my real emotions--crushing them down desperately!”