Nothing Makes People Crosser Than Being Considered

Spring Came Late, But When It Came It Was Hand-in-hand With Summer, And Almost At Once Everything Was Baking And Warm, And In The Villages The People Danced Every Night On Concrete Dancing Floors Under The Plane Trees.

The Great Advantage Of Living In A Large Family Is That Early Lesson Of Life's Essential Unfairness.

The Test Of A Cook Is How She Boils An Egg. My Boiled Eggs Are Fantastic, Fabulous. Sometimes As Hard As A 100 Carat Diamond, Or Again Soft As A Feather Bed, Or Running Like A Cooling Stream, They Can Also Burst Like Fireworks From Their Shells And Take On The Look And Rubbery Texture Of A Baby Octopus. Never A Dull Egg, With Me.

One's Emotions Are Intensified In Paris—one Can Be More Happy And Also More Unhappy Here Than In Any Other Place. But It Is Always A Positive Source Of Joy To Live Here, And There Is Nobody So Miserable As A Parisian In Exile From His Town.

Always Remember, Children, That Marriage Is A Very Intimate Relationship. It's Not Just Sitting And Chatting To A Person; There Are Other Things, You Know.