― all you have to do is kill every citizen at birth and then, by God, you're left with the perfect ―

Some dark Presence watching by my bed, The awful image of a nameless dread ―

We must stand firm between two kinds of madness: the belief that we can do anything

If there is no Hell a good many preachers are obtaining money under false pretenses.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

If you're sick, take your sick day. If you don't take your sick day, know what your reward is? You weren't sick - that was the reward.

And is it not the chief good of money, the being free from the need of thinking of it?

How can I play baseball if I'm stupid? If I was stupid I wouldn't have pitched in the World Series. I'd be playing ball in Mexico or Yugoslavia or on Pluto.

You who have received so much love, share it with others. Love others the way that God has loved you, with tenderness.

One morning, one of us ran out of the black, it was the birth of Impressionism.

Mother, whose heart hung humble as a button the bright splendid shroud of your son, Do not weep. War is kind.

Sure, it's simple, writing for kids... Just as simple as bringing them up.