A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence.
A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval. If it's a woman, its caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.
One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.
The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.
The world may be full of fourth-rate writers but it's also full of fourth-rate readers.
Wait for those unguarded moments. Relax the mood and, like the child dropping off to sleep, the subject often reveals his truest self.