Wife: one who is sorry she did it, but would undoubtedly do it again.

Here the only genuine conflict is between true believers. Of a given text in Holy Writ one faction may say this thing and another that, but both agree unreservedly that the text itself is impeccable, and neither in the midst of the most violent disputation would venture to accuse the other of doubt. To call a man a doubter in these parts is equal to accusing him of cannibalism. Even the infidel Scopes himself is not charged with any such infamy.

What I admire most in any man is a serene spirit, a steady freedom from moral indignation, and all-embracing tolerance--in brief,what is commonly called sportsmanship.

I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind.

There is in writing the constant joy of sudden discovery, of happy accident.

Time is a great legalizer, even in the field of morals

For every problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.