... the man in the violent situation reveals those qualities least dispensable in his personality, those qualities which are all he will have to take into eternity with him.

To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.

I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.

I write to discover what I know.

I spend three hours a day writing and the rest of my day getting over it.

I have almost no capacity for worship. What I have is the knowledge that it is my duty to worship and worship only what I believe to be true.” May 19, 1962

I will rejoice the day when they say: This is right whether we all rot on top of each other or not, dear children, as we certainly may. Either practice restraint or be prepared for crowding.