It is not much for its beauty that makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanates from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.
Vanessa didn't like it, but I figured a cop wasn't going to stop for a kid waving his hat in the street, not that day. They just might stop if they saw Darryl bleeding there, though. I argued briefly with her and Darryl settled it by lurching to his feet and dragging himself down toward Market Street.
I had no idea how much of this was making it through the muffling bag.
The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is alive?
It's very hard to take yourself too seriously when you look at the world from outer space.