When the virus of restlessness begins to take possession of a wayward man, and the road away from Here seems broad and straight and sweet, the victim must first find himself a good and sufficient reason for going.

Try to understand men. If you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and almost always leads to love.

Within that frame he went a long way and burned a deep scar.

How can I teach my boys the value and beauty of language and thus communication when the President himself reads westerns exclusively and cannot put together a simple English sentence? (John Steinbeck, in a private letter written during the Eisenhower administration)

I have lost all sense of home, having moved about so much. It means to me now--only that place where the books are kept.

And finally comes culture, which is entertainment, relaxation, transport out of the pain of living.

Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.