I can think of no more stirring symbol of man's humanity to man than a fire engine.

What we will be seeking... for the rest of our lives will be large, stable communities of like-minded people, which is to say relatives. They no longer exist. The lack of them is not only the main cause, but probably the only cause of our shapeless discontent in the midst of such prosperity.

Be patient, Ophelia. Love, Hamlet

The complicated futility of ignorance.

The highest possible form of treason is to say that Americans aren’t loved wherever they go, whatever they do.

all that has changed, in my opinion, is that, thanks to television, we can hide a great depression. we may even be hiding a third world war

If your brains were dynamite there wouldn't be enough to blow your hat off.