All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.

... though not invariably the worst choice, war is always an obscene horror.

I never saw the man yet that came out of politics as clean as he went into 'em.

It is only by knowing how little life has in store for us that we are able to look on the bright side and avoid disappointment.

Cynicism is a sure sign of youth.

I hated the things they believe in, the things they so innocently and charmingly pretended. I hated the sanctimonious piety that let people hurt helpless creatures. I hated the prayers and the hymns - the fountains and the red images that coloured their drab music, the fountains filled with blood, the sacrifice of the lamb.

audacity is of all qualities the most youthful.