In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms

Luck, you see, brings bitter friends.

When I was very young and the urge to be someplace was on me, I was assured by mature people that maturity would cure this itch.

No single organism could be understood without observing and comprehending the entire colony.

The craft of writing is the art of penetrating other minds with the figures that are in your own mind.

So in our pride we ordered for breakfast an omelet, toast and coffee and what has just arrived is a tomato salad with onions, a dish of pickles, a big slice of watermelon and two bottles of cream soda.

Don't you dare take the lazy way. It's too easy to excuse yourself because of your ancestry. Don't let me catch you doing it! Now -- look close at me so you will remember. Whatever you do, it will be you who do.