"There are women whose infidelities are the only link they still have with their husbands."

"Do not speak of repulsive matters at table."

"I cannot give the formula for success, but I can give you the formula of failure - which is try to please everybody."

"Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it."

"People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute."

"Excessive literary production is a social offense."

"Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours."

"We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves."

"There is no doubt that the first requirement for a composer is to be dead."

"We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there thats needs to be done."