Englishmen never will be slaves; they are free to do whatever the government and public opinion allow them.

Besides, do any of us understand what we are doing? If we did, would we ever do it?

Not everybody is strong enough to endure life without an anesthetic. Drink probably averts more gross crime than it causes.

General consultant to mankind.

When we know what God is, we shall be gods ourselves.

A pornographic novelist is one who exploits the sexual instinct as a prostitute does. A legitimate sex novel elucidates it or brings out its poetry, tragedy, or comedy.

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.