We disagree heavily on abortion [with Margot Hentoff].
Feed the musician, and he's out of tune.
Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.
Arrogance is the act of the great; presumption that of the little.
Habit with him was all the test of truth; It must be right: I've done it from my youth.
This, books can do-nor this alone; they give New views to life, and teach us how to live; They soothe the grieved, the stubborn they chastise; Fools they admonish, and confirm the wise. Their aid they yield to all: they never shun The man of sorrow, nor the wretch undone; Unlike the hard, the selfish, and the proud, They fly not sullen from the suppliant crowd; Nor tell to various people various things, But show to subjects, what they show to kings.
Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations.
Marriage is the chief cause of divorce.
Desire is transformed into drive when a dream creates a passion for action
I'm no use to anybody,' I say. 'I'm a cérébrale, can't you see that?' Thinking how funny a book would be, called 'Just a Cérébrale or You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming'. Only, of course, to be accepted as authentic, to carry any conviction, it would have to be written by a man. What a pity, what a pity!
He was the toast to her butter.