God made man merely to hear some praise of what he'd done on those Five Days.

There is indeed a heaven on this earth, a heaven which we inhabit when we read a good book.

People like to imagine that because all our mechanical equipment moves so much faster, that we are thinking faster, too.

The enemies of the future are always the very nicest people.

Beware of the conversationalist who adds "in other words." He is merely starting afresh.

All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful: but the beauty is grim.

I wish there could be an international peace conference of booksellers, for (you will smile at this) my own conviction is that the future happiness of the world depends in no small measure on them and on the librarians.