There are monstrous changes taking place in the world, forces shaping a future whose face we do not know. Some of these forces seem evil to us, perhaps not in themselves but because their tendency is to eliminate other things we hold good.

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

for how can you remember the feel of pleasure or pain or choking emotion? You can remember only that you had them.

In the streets of New York between seven and nine in the morning you will see the slow procession of dog and downer proceeding from street to tree to hydrant to trash basket. They are apartment dogs. They are taken out twice a day, and, while it is a cliché, it is truly amazing how owner and dog resemble each other. They grow to walk alike and have the same set of head.

Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

The human is the only guilty animal.