I know from the middle distance I give off the look of being prolific, which is a funny compliment to receive.

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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...

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...

I am married to someone I love.

I am married to someone I love.

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

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

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 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 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...

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...

My wife who is non-Jewish regrets it all the time that I can say these...

My wife who is non-Jewish regrets it all the time that I can say these...

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...

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...

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 am basically a complainer and all the grounds for complaint have been swept out...

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

I think the story is my form.

I think the story is my form.

No one has really ever defined what a friend is.

No one has really ever defined what a friend is.

I know how deeply slothful I am.

I know how deeply slothful I am.

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 myself think anti-Semitism is about envy.

I myself think anti-Semitism is about envy.

In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious...

In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious...

We know the ideal isn't where the action is.

We know the ideal isn't where the action is.