All forms of government are pernicious, including good government.
Good writing can be defined as having something to say and saying it well. When one has nothing to say, one should remain silent. Silence is always beautiful at such times.
The rich are not very nice. That's why they're rich.
Life without music would be an intolerable insult.
I believe that there is a kind of poetry, even a kind of truth, in simple fact.
Little boys love machines; girls adore horses; grown-up men and women like to walk.