there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.

If someone lies down and invites you to trample upon him, you are a remarkable individual if you decline the invitation.

I've been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I'm immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I'm a very hard-headed person.

If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and take over the government.

I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.

Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.

Everything has happened before - not once, but over and over again. We may not be able to solve our problems through what are pompously called "the lessons of history," but at least we should be able to recognize the issues and perhaps avoid some of the solutions that have failed in the past. And we can take heart in our own dilemma by realizing that other people in other times have survived worse.