"The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it."

"The past is but the beginning of a beginning."

"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race."

"No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft."

"Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo."

"The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow."

"When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking."

"No matter how nice the company one might be with, however, it is never pleasant to have a rifle pointed at one's back."

"The next thing to saying a good thing yourself, is to quote one."

"A bird that you set free may be caught again, but a word that escapes your lips will not return."

"Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious."

"You only live once; but if you live it right, once is enough."