I have always unswervingly held, that God, in our civilizing world, manifests Himself not in the miracles of biblical age, but in progress. It is progress that leads humanity up the ladder towards the God-head. No Jacob's ladder this, no, but rather Civilization's Ladder, if you will.

False modesty can be worse than arrogance.

If swans weren't real myths'd make up.

She was widely read enough to appreciate my literary wit but not so widely read that she knew my sources. I like that in a woman.

Only professional diplomats, inveterate idiots and women view diplomacy as a long-term substitute for war.

Faith, the least exclusive club on Earth, has the craftiest doorman.

You say you're 'depressed' - all i see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective - it just means you're human.