Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.

...our enjoyment of the great works of literature depends more upon the depth of our sympathy than upon our understanding.

I take happiness very seriously. It is a creed, a philosophy and an objective.

The only moral virtue of war is that it compels the capitalist system to look itself in the face and admit it is a fraud. It compels the present society to admit that it has no morals it will not sacrifice for gain.

My life has been happy because I have had wonderful friends and plenty of interesting work to do.

Joy is a spiritual element that gives vicissitudes unity and significance.

Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see.