Society is now one polished horde, Formed of two mighty tribes, The Bores and the Bored.
If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.
By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.
I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.
Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.
There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.
Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial.
The battle for women's rights has been largely won.
Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
Hollywood brides keep the bouquets and throw away the grooms.
In the increasingly convincing darkness the words become palpable, like a fruit that is too beautiful to eat.
I don't try to imagine a personal god; it suffices to stand in awe at the structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to appreciate it.
A place for everything, and everything in its place.
In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there is a quality present, it is recognizable and it can be named. If you can't name it, it means you don't recognize it.
Effective action is always unjust.
Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
The lifestyle I`ve been living for the last 30 years, I could have been dead a thousand times.
A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life, and find solace in fantasy.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
When the dog looks at you, the dog is not thinking what kind of a person you are. The dog is not judging you.
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
