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There is nothing sadder than the cheerful letters of the dead, expressing hopes that were never fulfilled, ambitions that were never achieved, dreams cut off before they could come to fruition.
Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
When men start talking about 'honor', there is sure to be trouble ahead.
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
Money was the manure of politics ...
When emotion supersedes reason ... gullibility must follow.
It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.
Loving someone condemns you to a lifetime of fear. You become painfully conscious of how fragile people are - bundles of brittle bones and vulnerable flesh, breeding grounds for billions of deadly germs and horrible diseases.
Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas - an idea a page.
Superstition has its practical uses.
Children, I feel, are as much entitled to privacy as human beings.
A church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.
People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.
Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.
I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don't know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don't bother to become interesting.
To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
That's maturity-when you realize that you've finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.
Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
