Quotes

“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”

“Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.”

“What is youth except a man or a woman before it is ready or fit to be seen?”

“Love has no place in a lawyer’s office.”

“Sentimentality is the emotional promiscuity of those who have no sentiment.”

“A poem is never finished, only abandoned.”

“Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed.”

“You give my regards to St. Peter, or whoever has his job, but in Hell.”

“Good-bye. I am leaving because I am bored.”

“We are the people our parents warned us about.”

“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.”

“It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.”