A tyrannous and gluttonous demand for affection can be a horrible thing. But in ordinary life no one calls a child selfish because it turns for comfort to its mother; nor an adult who turns to his fellow "for company." Those, whether children or adults, who do so least are not usually the most selfless.

Don't say it was delightful; make us say delightful when we've read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers Please will you do the job for me.

In justifying cruelty to animals we put ourselves also on the animal level. We choose the jungle and must abide by our choice.

A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.

I'm a beast, I am, and a Badger what's more. We don't change. We hold on.

Now God, who has made us, knows what we are and that our happiness lies in Him.

For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity.