If you are in love-that's a good thing-that's about the best thing that can happen to anyone.

A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have left only the hard, clean question: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well - or ill?

No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.

To a man born without conscience, a soul-stricken man must seem ridiculous. To a criminal, honesty is foolish. You must not forget that a monster is only a variation, and that to a monster the norm is monstrous.

I don’t mind getting smacked on the chin. I just don’t want to get nibbled to death. There’s a difference.

I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.

What do I want in a doctor? Perhaps more than anything else-a friend with special knowledge.