Myths which are believed in tend to become true.

What is not hereditary cannot be permanent.

Sooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield.

Has it ever occurred to you,' he said, 'that the whole history of English poetry has been de-termined by the fact that the English language lacks rhymes?

I did try very hard to tell the whole truth without violating my literary instincts.

I often wondered whether any of the others grasped that I had done it solely to avoid looking a fool.

In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.