A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation. O Nature, Nature, why art thou so dishonest, as ever to send men with these false recommendations into the World!
Never assume, no matter how strong the temptation, that other people are low-life lying manipulators without a shred of human decency.
When I got finished, Gershwin paid me the ultimate compliment. He said, 'Boy, even I couldn't do that.'

