If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.

Anyone who thus looks up has some chance of becoming worthy to be looked up to in turn.

For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.

The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.

Furthermore, America suffers not only from a lack of standards, but also not infrequently from a confusion or an inversion of standards.

The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.

Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.

The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.

If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.

We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.

A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he is himself spiritually the underdog.

I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.

Mikolay and Julia live in the same neighborhood and go tothe same school every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

…turning your ankle hurts like hell, even if you're a superhero.

If this is what you do to the winner, I'd hate to see how you treat the runner up.

I work to take care of my family, not the other way around.

Sometimes I get too exhausted to even feel bad

Even if you have a problem, you don't need to be one.

To write for children at all is an act of faith.

Me is the only one what won't be gobbled up because giants is never eating giants

I'm just writing what I know. I've never been much of a reader of fantasy, and I think you write what you, personally, enjoy reading.