But think of the glory of the choice! That makes a man a man. A cat has no choice, a bee must make honey. There's no godliness there.

I think of my life as a kind of music, not always good music but still having form and melody.

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.

His ear heard more than what was said to him, and his slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought.

I am a little man and this is a little town, but there must be a spark in little men that can burst into flame.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

When we get these thruways across the whole country, as we will and must, it will be possible to drive from New York to California without seeing a single thing.