I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy!
My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he could hate that too.
You couldn't even prove the White House staff sane beyond a reasonable doubt.
Don't mace him!" I shouted over the din. "You'll get us all too.
I've never quite believed that one chance is all I get.
Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.