An artist has every right - one may even say a duty - to exhibit his productions as prominently as he can.

The philosophical implication of race-thinking is that by offering us the mystery of heredity as an explanation, it diverts our attention from the social and intellectual factors that make up personality.

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers

Boredom and fatigue are great historical forces.

It is always some illusion that creates disillusion, especially in the young, for whom the only alternative to perfection is cynicism.

The reason teaching has to go on is that children are not born human; they are made so.

Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti.