Father and son are natural enemies and each is happier and more secure in keeping it that way.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

I suppose our capacity for self-delusion is boundless.

They must be real people. And this means that every word in every line of speech must be accurate and full of some kind of meaning which stretches not only forward in the book but stems from before in the book.

It's almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.

Farewell has a sweet sound of reluctance. Good-by is short and final, a word with teeth sharp to bite through the string that ties past to the future.

Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man.