We can be almost certain of being wrong about the future, if we are wrong about the past.

When a man ceases to believe in god, he does not believe in nothing. He believes in everything.

Surprise is the secret of joy.

Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.

We talk of wild animals, but the wildest animal is man.

There is something to be said for every error; but, whatever may be said for it, the most important thing to be said about it is that it is erroneous.

Folk-lore means that the soul is sane, but that the universe is wild and full of marvels. Realism means that the world is dull and full of routine, but that the soul is sick and screaming. The problem of the fairy tale is: what will a healthy man do with a fantastic world? The problems of the modern novel is: what will a madman do with a dull world? In the fairy tales the cosmos goes mad; but the hero does not go mad. In the modern novels the hero is mad before the book begins, and suffers from the harsh steadiness and cruel sanity of the cosmos.