If we want to produce people who share the values of a democratic culture, they must be taught those values and not be left to acquire them by chance.
I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused.
Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.
Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt
He was impregnably armored by his good intentions and his ignorance.
Hate is a lack of imagination.
People who like quotes love meaningless generalizations
I felt the mask crumple, the great poisonous store of corrosive ashes begin to spew out of my mouth.
If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it.
If you don't play, then don't pick up a paycheck. Competition is why you play the game. I understand they've already reached some goals. That's all good. But if you can make history, take a shot at it.
You would go mad if you began to speculate about the impact your novel might have while you were still writing it.