I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.

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Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage of your life when...

Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage of your life when...

There are different kinds of love, but they all have the same aim: possession

There are different kinds of love, but they all have the same aim: possession

The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them...

The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them...

All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.

Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.

When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the...

When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the...

Andy Warhol made fame more famous.

Andy Warhol made fame more famous.

Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.

Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.

No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he...

No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he...

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it...

Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it...

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back...

To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back...

Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it...

Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it...

In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.

In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.

The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.

The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.

Educational television should be absolutely forbidden. It can only lead to unreasonable disappointment when your...

Educational television should be absolutely forbidden. It can only lead to unreasonable disappointment when your...

If you're going to America, bring your own food.

If you're going to America, bring your own food.

Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world...

Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world...

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

Gay icons usually have some tragedy in their lives, but I've only had tragic haircuts...

Gay icons usually have some tragedy in their lives, but I've only had tragic haircuts...

The future influences the present just as much as the past.

The future influences the present just as much as the past.