How true it is that men live for Things and women for People!

And heresy is, as I have tried to show, largely the expression of opinion of the untutored average man, trying to grapple with the problems of the universe at the point where they begin to interfere with his daily life and thought.

It is impossible for human nature to believe that money is not there. It seems so much more likely that the money is there and only needs bawling for.

Nothing is more vulgar than a careful avoidance of beginning a letter with the first person singular.

Why? Oh, well - I thought you'd be rather an attractive person to marry. That's all. I mean, I sort of took a fancy to you. I can't tell you why. There's no rule about it, you know.

Even idiots ocasionally speak the truth accidentally.

He had the appeal of a very young dog of a very large breed -- a kind of amiable absurdity.