No, one couldn't make a revolution, one couldn't even start a riot, with sheep that asked only for better browsing.

Evidently, whatever else marriage might prevent, it was not a remedy for isolation of spirit.

What I hated even more than the conflict was the lurid spectacle of a world of unreason.

the great novels have marched with the years. They are the contemporaries of time.

There wouldn't be half as much fun in the world if it weren't for children and men, and there ain't a mite of difference between them under the skins.

After all, you can't expect men not to judge by appearances.

though pleasure may be purchasable, happiness cannot be bought for a price.