“I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth - I on...” — Henry James Quote

I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth - I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn't embrace.

Ideas are, in truth, force.

Though there are some disagreeable things in Venice there is nothing so disagreeable as the visitors.

The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.

It is instilled in thousands of American males from an early age that one of their requirements is to be able to both dish out and take a lot of pain. They are taught the rules of this road in gyms, rings, backyards and fields all over America.

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.

Age and size are only numbers. It's the attitude you bring to clothes that make the difference.

The highlight of my day is figuring out where I'm going to order dinner from in Los Angeles. As horrible as everything is, it's the golden age of takeout. Restaurants are not splitting their focus between serving customers in-store and delivery and takeout.