I am basically a complainer and all the grounds for complaint have been swept out from under me.

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The decisive moment in the defeat of upper class, capital-S, Society may have come when,...

The decisive moment in the defeat of upper class, capital-S, Society may have come when,...

I know how deeply slothful I am.

I know how deeply slothful I am.

One of the pleasures of being a Jew, I don't have to tell you, it...

One of the pleasures of being a Jew, I don't have to tell you, it...

Culture means, I think, that you have widened your experience enough through reading and through...

Culture means, I think, that you have widened your experience enough through reading and through...

I am married to someone I love.

I am married to someone I love.

I am the heterosexual Truman Capote.

I am the heterosexual Truman Capote.

Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food.

Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food.

No one has really ever defined what a friend is.

No one has really ever defined what a friend is.

One serious drawback about letters is that, in order to get them, one must send...

One serious drawback about letters is that, in order to get them, one must send...

Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.

Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.

I should prefer to die laughing, and, on more than one occasion, thought I might.

I should prefer to die laughing, and, on more than one occasion, thought I might.

The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat...

The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat...

I myself think anti-Semitism is about envy.

I myself think anti-Semitism is about envy.

I just know so many people who have six or seven foreign languages and have...

I just know so many people who have six or seven foreign languages and have...

I think the story is my form.

I think the story is my form.

By the way, the secret of speaking French is confidence. Whether you are right or...

By the way, the secret of speaking French is confidence. Whether you are right or...

Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind...

Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind...

I know how many days in which I have just answered e-mail, had three phone...

I know how many days in which I have just answered e-mail, had three phone...

More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the...

More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the...

I get an awful lot of fan mail, and I read all that I can.

I get an awful lot of fan mail, and I read all that I can.