Of all animals, he alone attains to the Contemplative Life.

And remember that the danger which is most to be feared is never the danger we are most afraid of.

Of all the minor creatures of mythology, fairies are the most beautiful, the most numerous, the most memorable.

Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who really care for books read all of them. There is no other course.

I don't think the idea of homosexuality is really taboo any more. Our culture is evolving. This is an exciting time to be living.

An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination.

Life's more amusing than we thought.