As long as the problem of world reconstruction remains the center of interest for all nations, blocs having similar attitudes will form and operate even within the League itself.

But it is possible that, in the days ahead, these years we have lived through may eventually be thought of simply as a period of disturbance and regression

All in all, the League of Nations is not inevitably bound, as some maintain from time to time, to degenerate into an impotent appendage of first one, then another of the competing great powers

It is a commonplace that the League of Nations is not yet-what its most enthusiastic protagonists intended it to be

No nation is so great as to be able to afford, in the long run, to remain outside an increasingly universal League of Nations

Fraternity among nations, however, touches the deepest desire of human nature

At Geneva, the neutral states were often in agreement concerning the preliminaries for Genoa, and Genoa itself was marked by a quite natural mutual exchange of ideas.

The World War broke out with such elemental violence, and with such resort to all means for leading or misleading public opinion, that no time was available for reflection and consideration

The equality among all members of the League, which is provided in the statutes giving each state only one vote, cannot of course abolish the actual material inequality of the powers concerned.

Fraternity among nations, however, touches the deepest desire of human nature.

Lucas took a tentative sip of his coffee. It tasted like an otter had pissed in a tea urn and it had been left to go stale over a prolonged period.

For a man to challenge the darkness he need only be armed with a single spark.

Anyone worth knowing breaks once. Once. No shame, no foul if you survive it. You did.

Broken boys are dangerous, but broken men are lovely.

I've always liked using flutes and clarinets. Any time I can use those, I'm really happy.

No one should ever have to choose between paying the rent and filling their prescriptions.

The secret of praying is praying in secret.

The woman wears a floral print blouse with lots of leaves and pink flowers. Risa would like to attack her with a weed whacker.

I think you gotta look at stuff half-full as opposed to half-empty.

I have never met a man who was not my superior in some particular.