It is necessary for the welfare of society that genius should be privileged to utter sedition, to blaspheme, to outrage good taste, to corrupt the youthful mind, and generally to scandalize one's uncles.

A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time. When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, The one I feed the most.

There are scores of thousands of human insects who are ready at a moment's notice to reveal the Will of God on every possible subject

Money is a most important thing in the world.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.

Is the devil to have all the passions as well as all the good tunes?