Realism should only be the means of expression of religious genius... or, at the other extreme, the artistic expressions of monkeys which are quite satisfied with mere imitation. In fact, art is never realistic though sometimes it is tempted to be. To be really realistic a description would have to be endless.

The danger of lectures is that they create the illusion of teaching for teachers, and the illusion of learning for learners.

The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.

At a certain level of suffering or injustice no one can do anything for anyone. Pain is solitary.

A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.

Healthy people have a natural skill of avoiding feverish eyes.

A single sentence will suffice for modern man. He fornicated and read the papers. After that vigorous definition, the subject will be, if I may say so, exhausted.