It could be worse,' Passini said respectfully. "There is nothing worse than war." Defeat is worse." I do not believe it," Passini said still respectfully. "What is defeat? You go home.

The best ammunition against lies is the truth, there is no ammunition against gossip. It is like a fog and the clear wind blows it away and the sun burns it off.

Never confuse motions with action.

Il faut d'abord durer (First One Must Endure).

I don’t. I don’t want anybody else to touch you. I’m silly. I get furious if they touch you.

I might say that what amateurs call a style is usually only the unavoidable awkwardnesses in first trying to make something that has not heretofore been made.

All I know is that young boys sleep late and hard.