Rebecca West

He is every other inch a gentleman.

The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots.

There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever.