"Melpomene was a substantial girl, thick of bosom, ankle, and forearm, rosy of cheek, and clear of eye. She seemed somehow incomplete without her hockey stick."

"A man who is afraid of death will be afraid of life also, because life brings death. If you are afraid of the enemy and you close your door, the friend will also be prohibited."

"Dick, frankly you do not have the war plan... which makes me quite happy."

"Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing."

"Two and two continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of the critic for five."

"Life always sucks. It's just that sometimes that feels very good."

"Monsieur l'abb??, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write."

"Threats don't work with the person who's got nothing to lose."

"The stability of the whole is guaranteed by the instability of its parts."

"The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize."

"If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are."

"We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it."