Evil: That which one believes of others. It is a sin to believe evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake

There are no mute, inglorious Miltons, save in the hallucinations of poets. The one sound test of a Milton is that he functions as a Milton.

The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.

The music critic, Huneber, could never quite make up his mind about a new symphony until he had seen the composer's mistress.

The only way for a reporter to look at a politician is down.

After all, why be good? How many will actually believe it of us?

I drink exactly as much as I want, and one drink more.