There, in the tin factory, in the first moment of the atomic age, a human being was crushed by books.

The crux of the matter is whether total war in its present form is justifiable, even when it serves a just purpose. Does it not have material and spiritual evil as its consequences which far exceed whatever good might result? When will our moralists give us an answer to this question?

There, in the tin factory, in the first moment of the atomic age, a human being was crushed by books.

To my great surprise, I never heard anyone cry out in the disorder, even though they suffered in great agony. They died in silence, with no grudge, setting their teeth to bear it. All for the country!

My two major faults are that I row too long and pick up too many women

Do not work primarily for money; do your duty to patients first and let the money follow; our life is short, we don't live twice; the whirlwind will pick up the leaves and spin them, but then it will drop them and they will form a pile.

To be a writer is to throw away a great deal, not to be satisfied, to type again, and then again and once more, and over and over.