Not only do most people accept violence if it is perpetuated by legitimate authority, they also regard violence against certain kinds of people as inherently legitimate, no matter who commits it.

Canadians are more polite when they are being rude than Americans are when they are being friendly.

It takes a kind of shabby arrogance to survive in our time, and a fairly romantic nature to want to.

So much of learning to be an American is learning not to let your individuality become a nuisance.

Part of the American dream is to live long and die young.

Those who love the young best stay young longer.

Human life is a continuous thread which each of us spins to his own pattern, rich and complex in meaning. There are no natural knots in it. Yet knots form, nearly always in adolescence.