Vicki Baum Quotations

A man with money to pay for a meal can talk about hunger without demeaning himself. ... But for a man with no money hunger is a disgrace.

I was growing tired of all the fussing and prevaricating, of the stolen hours and the secret rendez-vous; of the small indignities and broad discomfort that are part and parcel of adultery.

I've been in New York only a few days and I have learned only two words of your language: one is Swell, and the other is Lousy. ... 'It's swell to be with you and excuse, please, my lousy English!

men don't make different mistakes at different periods of their lives. They make the same mistake over and over again and they pay a bigger and bigger price for it.

patience is an integral part of talent.

Perfection bores me, in art, in music; most of all, in people. Luckily, perfection is rare.

serious difficulties don't vanish by themselves, they are standing around your bed when you open the eyes the next morning.

To be a Jew is a destiny

Courage comes and goes. Hold on for the next supply.

Marriage always demands the greatest understanding of the art of insincerity possible between two human beings.