I make solutions that nobody wants to problems that don't exist.

Do you think that too, " she said, "that I have slept too long in the moonlight?

No university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library ... When this is no longer true, then will our civilization have come to an end.

If you find that a point cannot be made without narration, it is virtually certain that the point is unimportant to the story (which is to say, to the audience).

Men like Hitler and Stalin and their immediate lieutenants cannot plead in defence of their actions that these were justified by the accepted values of that time.

Men judge of Christians by taking as fair samples those that lie rotten on the ground.

In my experience, clever food is not appreciated at Christmas. It makes the little ones cry and the old ones nervous.

The rich invest their money and spend what is left; the poor spend their money and invest what is left.

Consider that it is not failing in this or that attempt to come to Christ, but a giving-over of your endeavors, that will be your ruin.

Knowledge is the treasure of the mind, but discretion is the key to it, without which it is useless. The practical part of wisdom is the best.

I wonder if I could eat a child if I had the chance.' 'I doubt if I could cook one,' said Constance.