He had no racial feeling—not because he was superior to his brother civilians, but because he had matured in a different atmosphere, where the herd instinct does not flourish.

Adventures do occur, but not punctually.

I'd far rather leave a thought behind me than a child. Other people can have children.

The issues Miss Quested had raised were so much more important than she was herself that people inevitably forgot her.

I think everyone fails, but there are so many kinds of failure.

There are different ways of evil and I prefer mine to yours.

In every remark he found a meaning, but not always the true meaning, and his life, though vivid, was largely a dream.

A friendliness, as of dwarfs shaking hands, was in the air...

When things go wrong, don't go with them.

It is hieroglyphic that will last, not stone heads. The future belongs to the word, not the image.(The mason Mutsose, in Achet-Aten).

What one Christian does is his own responsibility, what one Jew does is thrown back at all Jews.

In the deepest sense the search for extraterrestrial intelligence is a search for ourselves.

Those who practice know whether realization is attained or not, just as those who drink water know whether it is hot or cold

In a post-Christian, skeptical age, love on display is the most convincing apologetic.

If you like capitalism, you will positively love depressions, because they are one and the same, like manic-depressives and their cycles, like spouse-abusers and their storms of violence.

For me, as a 14-year-old aspiring to be in the NBA, I wanted to hear from players.

The Americans, of course, are quite dotty with hospitality.

Truly unexpected tidings make both ears tingle.