Children have no use for psychology. They detest sociology. They still believe in God, the family, angels, devils, witches, goblins, logic, clarity, punctuation, and other such obsolete stuff. When a book is boring, they yawn openly. They don't expect their writer to redeem humanity, but leave to adults such childish allusions.

One can find in the Yiddish tongue and in the Yiddish spirit expressions of pious joy, lust for life, longing for the Messiah, patience and deep appreciation of human individuality.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.

What's the good of not believing? Today it's your wife you don't believe; tomorrow it's God Himself you won't take stock in.

The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it.

What nature creates has eternity in it.