A sick society must think much about politics, as a sick man must think much about his digestion.

Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one.

We must perpetually try to distinguish, however closely they get entwined by the subtle nature of the facts and by the secret importunity of our passions, those attitudes in a writer which we can honestly and confidently condemn as real evils, and those qualities in his writing which simply annoy and offend us as men of taste.

But the great thing to remember is that, though our feelings come and go, His love for us does not. It is not wearied by our sins, or our indifference; and, therefore, it is quite relentless in its determination that we shall be cured of those sins, at whatever cost to us, at whatever cost to Him.

Ideally, we should like to define a good book as one which 'permits, invites, or compels' good reading

If God were a Kantian, who would not have us till we came to Him from the purest and best motives, who could be saved?

Children have one kind of silliness, as you know, and grown-ups have another kind.