In real life it is always the anvil that breaks the hammer.

All men are enemies. All animals are comrades

Preventive war is a crime not easily committed by a country that retains any traces of democracy.

Comrades," he said, "here is a point that must be settled. The wild creatures, such as rats and rabbits–are they our friends or our enemies? Let us put it to the vote. I propose this question to the meeting: Are rats comrades?" The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades. There were only four dissentients, the three dogs and the cat, who was afterwards discovered to have voted on both sides.

Orthodoxy means not thinking--not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness.

There is only one way to make money at writing, and that is to marry a publisher's daughter.

The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.