He smelled of cigarettes and whiskey, the smell of Cambridge and youth.

There is something about finding the balance to one's nature - perhaps a culture that flourishes is a culture that has found a similar balance among its people.

The impulse to touch her and all the life in her was something I had to check regularly.

You don't struggle with these questions?""No. But I've always thought my opinion was the right one. It's a small flaw I have.""An American flaw.

Go. Go to your beautiful dances, your beautiful ceremonies. And we will bury our dead.

You don’t realise how language actually interferes with communication until you don’t have it, how it gets in the way like an overdominant sense.

Sometimes you just find a culture that breaks your heart, ” she said finally.

Surely it is more civilized to kill one man every few months, hold up his head for all to behold, say his name, and return home for a feast than to slaughter nameless millions.

Words and magic are two powerful forces that can change the world.

It is a matter of mere coincidence that there is often a real individual who corresponds with a celebrity, signifies them.

Earth, " Alexa finally said. "It's not that great anyway." And they all smiled sadly. Because, of course, it was everything.

Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense.

No wedding bells for me anymore. I've been happily married to my profession for years.

I had an attack of the gout two days before pulling out, and I went limping off to the war instead of coming limping back from it.

If there's even one thing we can do - even one life we can save - we have an obligation to try

I just keep trying to explain what's going on with our planet - and now, to explain what's going on with our politics, which explains why we're not doing anything about the former.

Sure you're powerless, sure you're just one person, sure you can't change anything but you don't have to be miserable about it as well.

I don't believe that clothes can start a revolution, but I do believe that fashion is often a manifestation of a sociological or political climate.