There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong.

Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.

The man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world... The reason is obvious. In a large community we can choose our companions. In a small community our companions are chosen for us.

There are no boring subjects, only disinterested minds.

A change of opinions is almost unknown in an elderly military man.

People wonder why the novel is the most popular form of literature; people wonder why it is read more than books of science or books of metaphysics. The reason is very simple; it is merely that the novel is more true than they are.

A great deal of contemporary criticism reads to me like a man saying, 'Of course I do not like green cheese. I am very fond of brown sherry.