Stories are meant to comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.

What is instinct? It is the natural tendency in one when filled with dismay to turn to his wife.

Many a man that couldn't direct ye to th' drug store on th' corner when he was thirty will get a respectful hearin' when age has further impaired his mind.

A man that'd expict to thrain lobsters to fly in a year is called a loonytic; but a man that thinks men can be tur-rned into angels by an iliction is called a rayformer an' remains at large.

To most people a savage nation is wan that doesn't wear oncomf'rtable clothes.

The world is not growing worse and it is not growing better - it is just turning around as usual.

You can lade a man up to th' university, but ye can't make him think.